@article{ref1,
title="Identifying youth at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors using the "p" factor in primary care: an exploratory study",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2022",
author="Ruan-Iu, Linda and Rivers, Alannah Shelby and Barzilay, Ran and Moore, Tyler M. and Tien, Allen and Diamond, Guy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. The general factor of psychopathology (&quot;p&quot; factor) might help improve detection and prediction of individuals at risk for suicide. This cross-sectional proof-of-concept study tests whether the p-factor score is associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) better than a depression scale alone. Youth (N = 841; mean age 18.02, SD = 3.36) in primary care were universally screened using the Behavioral Health Screen (BHS). Factor analysis and ROC results showed the BHS assesses the p-factor, and the p-factor score demonstrates higher classification accuracy of several types of STB than a depression scale. The p-factor could help clinicians in the identification of youths with STB.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2022.2106925",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2106925"
}