@article{ref1,
title="Development of the Risk Assessment Suicidality Scale (RASS): A population-based study",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2012",
author="Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N. and Pantoula, Eleonora and Siamouli, Melina and Moutou, Katerina and Gonda, Xenia and Rihmer, Zoltan and Iacovides, Apostolos and Akiskal, Hagop S.",
volume="138",
number="3",
pages="449-457",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide and suicide attempts are significant and costly public health problems. In order to prevent suicidal and other self-injurious behaviors, research on the multiple factors involved in these behaviors with comprehensive and user-friendly instruments is necessary. The aim of the current study was to construct a self-report instrument with emphasis on items describing suicide-related behavior itself rather than strongly related clinical features on the basis of a general population study. METHODS: Twelve items comprising a new scale were applied to 734 subjects from the general population (40.6% males and 59.4% females) aged 40.8±11.5 along with the STAI and the CES-D. Results: The scoring method was developed on the basis of frequency table of responses to the individual scale items. The factor analysis returned 3 factors explaining 59.19% of total variance (Intention, Life, and History). The Cronbach's alpha was 0.85 for the Intention, 0.69 for the Life and 0.52 for the History subscale. LIMITATION: The findings need replication in clinical and epidemiologic studies. CONCLUSION: The RASS is a reliable and valid instrument which might prove valuable in the assessment of suicidal risk in the general population as well as in mental patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.045",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.045"
}