Examining a Brief Suicide Screening Tool in Older Adults Engaging in Risky Alcohol Use

Autor/inn/en	Ribeiro, Jessica D.; Braithwaite, Scott R.; Pfaff, Jon J.; Joiner, Thomas E.
Titel	Examining a Brief Suicide Screening Tool in Older Adults Engaging in Risky Alcohol Use
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 42 (2012) 4, S.405-415 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00099.x
Schlagwörter	Structural Equation Models; Suicide; Drinking; Older Adults; Alcohol Abuse; Risk; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Patients; Measures (Individuals); Prediction; Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Trinken; Älterer Erwachsener; Risiko; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Patient; Messdaten; Vorhersage; Gültigkeit
Abstract	Alcohol misuse increases risk of suicidal behavior in older adults. The Depressive Symptom Inventory-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS; Metalsky & Joiner, 1997) and its relation to suicide attempt history was examined to see if it differed for older adults as a function of their alcohol use. Structural equation modeling was used in a sample (N = 1,061) of older adult outpatients to examine the scale's measurement invariance and population heterogeneity and its relation to suicide attempt history. Analyses supported the equivalence of the DSI-SS in risky and nonrisky drinkers. The DSI-SS significantly predicted past suicide attempts. Findings support the viability of the DSI-SS as suicide screening tool for older adults. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10