TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - The assessment of suicidal behavior in adolescents
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Lann, I.
A1  - Langhinrichsen, Jennifer
A1  - Marsteller, F.
A1  - Lewinsohn, P. M.
A1  - Garrison, Carol Z.
SP  - 217
EP  - 230
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
N2  - All available assessment instruments (N = 29) used to study suicidal behaviors in adolescents and young adults (age 12-20) were collected and reviewed. Instruments were found to vary substantially in purpose, format, informat, and theoretical orientation. The items from these tools (N = 461) were categorized according to behavior type (thoughts, feelings, or actions) and content categories (death/life-related, disease-promoting/preventing, injury-producing/reducing, person-reducing/enhancing, and factual information). The majority of the items were found to assess thoughts and were focused on death-related content. Recommendations include the need for more rigorous validation of instruments, clearer operational definitions, additional normative information, and expansion of the pool of available items to encompass a broader array of self-destructive behaviors.
LA  - 
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -