TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Psychache and suicide: a preliminary investigation
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Leenaars, A. A.
A1  - Tatarelli, Roberto
A1  - Girardi, Paolo
SP  - 116
EP  - 121
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - Shneidman's Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (PPAS; 1999) was administered to 88 psychiatric patients. Both current and worst-ever psychache were significantly higher in those patients judged by a psychiatrist, on the basis of a structured clinical interview, to be at risk of suicide. However, current and worstever psychache were not associated with having attempted suicide in the past. Thus, for the present sample of psychiatric patients, the PPAS appears to be more sensitive to current suicidality than to past suicidality. Further, there are validity issues with the PPAS, with the need for multi-item measures and probably a multifactor measure.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.1.116
ID  - ref1
ER  -