@article{ref1,
title="Hospitalizing the suicidal adolescent: an empirical investigation of decision-making criteria",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1995",
author="Morrissey, R. F. and Dicker, Rochelle and Abikoff, Howard B. and Alvir, J. M. and DeMarco, A. and Koplewicz, H. S.",
volume="34",
number="7",
pages="902-911",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the criteria used by child and adolescent clinicians in determining the appropriateness of hospitalization for suicidal adolescents. METHOD: A questionnaire containing 64 vignettes describing adolescent suicide attempters was completed by a sample of 36 child and adolescent clinicians. Six variables known to relate to lethality of attempt were systematically varied within the vignettes: gender, depression, conduct disorder/substance abuse, previous attempts, suicidal relative, and family supports. Respondents were asked to judge the appropriateness of hospitalization for each vignette. RESULTS: Hospitalization preference was found to be inversely related to professional experience and was significantly predicted by all risk factors except gender. Configural cue utilization added substantially to the efficacy of a linear model in predicting preference to hospitalize. CONCLUSIONS: Experienced clinicians use known risk factors for adolescent suicide in making recommendations to hospitalize, but results also suggest ongoing needs for education and training in adolescent suicidality.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}