The Validity of a Brief Risk Assessment Tool for Predicting Suicidal Behavior in Veterans Utilizing VHA Mental Health Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neal Doran ◽  
Sharon De Peralta ◽  
Colin Depp ◽  
Ben Dishman ◽  
Lindsay Gold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of Korean version Competency Assessment Tool-Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-152
Author(s):  
Hyun Mee Cho ◽  
Jeong Won Han ◽  
Eun Joung Choi ◽  
Hyo Eun Jeong ◽  
Bo Ram Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Basic Data ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Validity And Reliability

AbstractObjectiveTo establish basic data for identifying the level of mental health care competency of general nurses through verification of the reliability and validity of Competency Assessment Tool-Mental Health in the development of a measurement tool for mental health care competency in Korea.MethodsThis study was conducted on nurses working at general wards, excluding those working at the Department of Psychiatry, in five hospitals with 200 beds or more located in Korea. Content, construct, concurrent validity, and internal consistency of the measurement were confirmed.ResultsAs a result of the construct validity, the section on importance of skills and knowledge for mental health care had 21 items, whereas the section on benefits of additional education had 22 items. The internal consistency of measurement was confirmed as follows: Cronbach's α = 0.96 for the section on importance and 0.96 for the section on benefits section.ConclusionsThis study verified the high validity and reliability of the tool in assessing the mental health care competency of nurses, and it is believed to be significant as basic data for enhancing such competency.

scholarly journals Ordinary risks and accepted fictions: how contrasting and competing priorities work in risk assessment and mental health care planning

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Coffey ◽  
Rachel Cohen ◽  
Alison Faulkner ◽  
Ben Hannigan ◽  
Alan Simpson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Health Care Planning ◽  
Competing Priorities

Care pathway process proposal and rationale for the assessment and management of firesetting in the inpatient setting

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Bradley Hillier ◽  
Srinivasarao Cherukuru ◽  
Faisil Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Inpatient Setting ◽  
Specific Risk ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Mental Health Settings

AbstractFiresetting is traditionally a forensic problem which is nevertheless a frequent co-morbidity within mental health settings. The associations between mental health and firesetting are diverse and poorly understood, and with forensic services under increasing pressure, non-forensic settings may be increasingly expected to manage such presentations. With this in mind, and in the absence of a specific risk assessment tool, we propose a care pathway and rationale for its use in the assessment and management of individuals with firesetting behaviours as part of their presentation.

Validation of a risk screening tool for pediatric type 1 diabetes patients: a predictor of increased acute health care utilization

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1155-1162
Author(s):  
Bethany A. Glick ◽  
K. Ming Chan Hong ◽  
Don Buckingham ◽  
Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel ◽  
Ann Salvator ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Diabetes Diagnosis ◽  
Treatment Pathways ◽  
Acute Health Care

Abstract Background Both psychosocial and socioeconomic risk factors contribute to poor glycemic control (GC). Previous research has identified that diabetes care behaviors are generally ‘set’ by late childhood, further highlighting the importance of psychosocial screening and intervention in the early course of disease management. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether this brief risk assessment tool is associated with GC and acute health care (HC) utilization, and to evaluate the discriminatory utility of the tool for predicting poor outcomes. Methods This was a retrospective cohort design in which we compared risk assessment scores with health outcomes at 6, 12, and 18 months after new-onset type 1 diabetes diagnosis for 158 patients between 2015 and 2017. The two primary outcome variables were GC and acute HC utilization. Results Our data demonstrate that the greatest utility of the tool is for predicting increased acute HC utilization. It was most useful in differentiating between patients with vs. without any acute HC utilization, with excellent discriminatory ability (area under the receiver operator characteristic curve [AUC] = 0.93), sensitivity (90%), and specificity (97%). Conclusions Knowledge of the risk category in addition to identification of individual risk factors within each domain allows for not only clear treatment pathways but also individualized interventions. The risk assessment tool was less effective at differentiating patients with poor GC; however, the tool did have high specificity (83%) for predicting poor GC at 18 months which suggests that the tool may also be useful for predicting patients at risk for poor GC.

Assessing Transcendental Experiences vs Mental Illnesses

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Transcendent Experience

In our experience, being able to differentiate between mental illness and transcendent experiences has led patients to remain engaged in treatment. This is important since those who have experienced religious preoccupation are the least likely to seek out mental health care. We have developed a “Transcendent Assessment Tool” to assist clinicians and clients in discerning whether an experience is a delusion or part of a transcendent experience.

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