Citation

Sun X, Li H, Song W, Jiang S, Shen C, Wang X. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 2020; 76(1): 210-227.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jclp.22870

PMID

31576558

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify the predictive ability of the three-dimensional psychological pain scale (TDPPS) on suicide risk among MDD patients as compared to impulsivity, depression, hopelessness, psychache and acquired capability for suicide, and to determine the cut-off point of TDPPS in the identification of those at risk for suicide.
METHOD: The sample comprised 137 depressed outpatients who were divided into subjects with a history of suicidal attempt (SA, N = 31) and those without such history (NSA, N = 106). All participants completed the questionnaires to evaluate interested variables. Broad sociodemographic and clinical variables were analyzed by using hierarchical and logistic regression analysis and Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analysis.
RESULTS: TDPPS, especially pain avoidance subscale displayed superior performance in accurately identifying suicide attempt compared with other measurements. The appropriate cut-off point was 58 for the TDPPS.
CONCLUSIONS: TDPPS may be an effective screening scale for detecting depressed patients at high suicidal risk.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide, Attempted; ROC Curve; major depressive disorder; suicide attempt; suicide ideation; Pain; Depressive Disorder, Major; ROC analysis; three-dimensional psychological pain