Citation

Jobes D, Kahn-Green E, Goeke-Morey MC, Greene J. Psychiatr. Danub. 2006; 18(Suppl 1): 53-54.

Affiliation

Catholic University, Department of Psychology, 314 O'Boyle Hall, Washington DC, USA. Jobes@cua.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16963932

Abstract

This study used hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to investigate changes in suicidal ideation over the course of outpatient care. We were particularly interested in seeing if certain variables from the Suicide Status Form (SSF) developed by Jobes et al (1997) could be used to predict treatment outcomes. Data were obtained from 92 suicidal college students seeking care at a university counselling center in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Each suicidal patient completed a SSF at the start of their treatment; an additional measure "the Behavioral Health Monitor (BHM)" was completed prior to each appointment (Kopta & Lowry, 2002). Clinicians used the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) in their work with these patients (Jobes, 2006). HLM analyses revealed significant differences between certain patients in relation to the reduction of suicidal thoughts over the course of care. Within the overall HLM model, the SSF rating of 'Overall Risk' significantly predicted suicidal ideation reductions. The response trajectories were moderated by SSF ratings of 'Hopelessness' and 'Self Hate'. The results of this investigation will be discussed in relation to theory, future research, and the potential for developing differential assessments and treatments of suicidal states.

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