@article{ref1,
title="The Modular Assessment of Risk for Imminent Suicide (MARIS): a validation study of a novel tool for suicide risk assessment",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2019",
author="Calati, Raffaella and Cohen, Lisa J. and Schuck, Allison and Levy, Dorin and Bloch-Elkouby, Sarah and Barzilay, Shira and Rosenfield, Paul J. and Galynker, Igor",
volume="263",
number="",
pages="121-128",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Reliable diagnostic tools for the short-term suicide risk assessment are needed. The recently developed multi-informant Modular Assessment of Risk for Imminent Suicide (MARIS) includes four modules: two are patient-rated and two clinician-rated. The patient-rated modules assess a proposed pre-suicidal cognitive/emotional state (Module 1) as well as patients' attitudes towards suicide (Module 2). The clinician-rated modules assess traditional suicide risk factors (Module 3) and clinicians' emotional responses to the patient (Module 4). <br><br>METHODS: With the aim of extending our previous preliminary proof of concept findings, the MARIS was administered to 618 psychiatric patients (167 inpatients, 451 outpatients) and their clinicians (N = 115). Patients were assessed with a battery including the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Four outcomes were considered: lifetime and past month suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) (0-10 point scale) and suicidal behaviors (SB) (0-5 point scale). Reliability and concurrent, convergent/divergent and incremental validity were assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: Good internal consistency was found for modules 1 and 4 (Cronbach's α: 0.87 and 0.86, respectively) but not for the others. Module 1's total score positively correlated with lifetime STB/SB and past month STB (all p ≤ 0.003). Module 4's total score positively correlated with all four outcomes (all p < 0.0001). Modules 1 and 4 showed additional capacity to detect patients' lifetime and past month STB/SB beyond other associated factors. LIMITATIONS: Lack of prospective assessment. Inpatients were evaluated at discharge, whereas outpatients at intake. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings supported the utility of multiple data sources to identify patients at imminent suicide risk, and in particular clinicians' emotional responses.<br><br>Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2019.12.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.12.001"
}