TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the Gotland Scale for Depression in Italian psychiatric inpatients and its utility in the prediction of suicide risk
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Innamorati, Marco
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
A1  - Gonda, Xenia
A1  - Amore, Mario
A1  - Serafini, Gianluca
A1  - Niolu, Cinzia
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Rutz, Wolfgang
A1  - Rihmer, Zoltan
A1  - Girardi, Paolo
SP  - 99
EP  - 103
VL  - 132
IS  - 1-2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Rutz has postulated a "male depressive syndrome" measured by the Gotland Scale of Male Depression (GSMD). The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the GSMD in a sample of male and female psychiatric inpatients. METHODS: The sample was composed of 326 Italian inpatients who completed the GSMD and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). RESULTS: Our results indicated that all the items of the GSMD, except item #13, were highly interrelated, and that the first 12 items of the GSMD may be considered a homogeneous measure of depression. Furthermore, GSMD scores did not differ by sex. The GSMD had good convergent validity with the BHS and was useful in categorizing individuals admitted for a suicide attempt committed in the last 48h vs. those who had not. LIMITATIONS: The study was retrospective in nature and did not assess the ability of the GSMD for predicting future suicidal behavior. CONCLUSIONS: The GSMD may be considered to be a valid instrument for measuring non-typical ("suicidality-related") symptoms of depression in both male and female patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.02.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -