TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Hospitalizing the suicidal adolescent: an empirical investigation of decision-making criteria
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Morrissey, R. F.
A1  - Dicker, Rochelle
A1  - Abikoff, Howard B.
A1  - Alvir, J. M.
A1  - DeMarco, A.
A1  - Koplewicz, H. S.
SP  - 902
EP  - 911
VL  - 34
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -