Validity of the MMPI-2 Depression Content Scale with Psychiatric Inpatients

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Boone
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Content Scale ◽  
Not At Risk

The concurrent and construct validity of the MMPI-2 Depression content scale was examined for a group of 62 psychiatric inpatients. Correlation coefficients with other measures of depression, hopelessness, low self-esteem, and suicide ideation ranged from .58 to .66 and were statistically significant. Also, the Depression content scale successfully differentiated patients according to psychiatric diagnosis (depressed versus nondepressed) and assessed suicide risk (at risk versus not at risk). Thus, the concurrent and construct validities of the scale were supported.

scholarly journals Suicide Ideation and Thwarted Interpersonal Needs Among Psychiatric Inpatients: A Network Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262110006
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Brown ◽  
Andrew J. Marshall ◽  
Sean M. Mitchell ◽  
Jared F. Roush ◽  
Gregory H. Mumma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Item Level ◽  
Interpersonal Needs ◽  
Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire ◽  
Interpersonal Psychological Theory

We aimed to demonstrate the utility of an item-level network analysis approach to suicide risk by testing the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide (IPTS) among 402 psychiatric inpatients. We hypothesized that specific thwarted belongingness (TB) or perceived burdensomeness (PB; Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire items) facets would positively relate to passive or active suicide ideation and that these facets would positively relate to each other and form distinct clusters. We also tested TB and PB facets central to the networks as predictors of suicide ideation compared with the full TB and PB subscales. Face-valid items congruent with latent constructs proposed by the IPTS (i.e., feelings of burden on society, feeling that one does not belong) were the only two facets uniquely predictive of passive and active suicide ideation. Facets of TB and PB did not form distinct clusters. Item-level network analysis may have important conceptual, assessment, predictive, and clinical implications for understanding suicide risk.

Depression, Self-Esteem, Suicide Ideation, and GPAs of High School Students at Risk

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 899-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Beer ◽  
John Beer
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Regular Education ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Students At Risk

131 subjects completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Coopersmith's Self-esteem Inventory—Short Form, the first 11 questions of the Beck Scale of Suicide Ideation, and gave some background information. The students receiving free or reduced-cost lunches scored lower on self-esteem, while students who had been absent more than 15 times scored higher on depression and suicide ideation and had lower GPAs than students who were not absent as often but had similar scores on self-esteem. Students who were below the 25th percentile on the SRA Composite score had lower GPAs. 9 students in special education in Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disordered categories had scores similar to those of 121 regular education students on depression, self-esteem, suicide ideation, and GPA. Indicators for children at-risk provide clues about how children think about themselves, others, and the world in which they live.

High Prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder Among Psychiatric Inpatients Admitted for Suicidality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Robert Gregory ◽  
Susan D. Sperry ◽  
Daniel Williamson ◽  
Rachael Kuch-Cecconi ◽  
Garry L. Spink
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Inpatient Care ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
High Prevalence

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with high risk of suicidality and high rates of health care utilization; however, the prevalence and characteristics of BPD among inpatients admitted for suicidality are unknown. In the present study of 72 adult psychiatric inpatients admitted for suicide risk, BPD was highly prevalent (n = 31; 43.1%), but 68% were misdiagnosed by admitting providers. Compared to patients without BPD, those with BPD were significantly younger, were prescribed more psychiatric medications, were more depressed, and had greater suicide ideation. Patients with BPD were also three times as likely to be readmitted to a psychiatric hospital at 30, 90, and 180 days postdischarge for an average of almost 9 days of inpatient care per patient for the first 180 days. In this sample, BPD was highly prevalent, underdiagnosed, and associated with frequent readmissions, findings that highlight the importance of improved recognition and access to specialized treatments.

High Prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder Among Psychiatric Inpatients Admitted for Suicidality

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 776-787
Author(s):  
Robert Gregory ◽  
Susan D. Sperry ◽  
Daniel Williamson ◽  
Rachael Kuch-Cecconi ◽  
Garry L. Spink
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Inpatient Care ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
High Prevalence

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with high risk of suicidality and high rates of health care utilization; however, the prevalence and characteristics of BPD among inpatients admitted for suicidality are unknown. In the present study of 72 adult psychiatric inpatients admitted for suicide risk, BPD was highly prevalent (n = 31; 43.1%), but 68% were misdiagnosed by admitting providers. Compared to patients without BPD, those with BPD were significantly younger, were prescribed more psychiatric medications, were more depressed, and had greater suicide ideation. Patients with BPD were also three times as likely to be readmitted to a psychiatric hospital at 30, 90, and 180 days postdischarge for an average of almost 9 days of inpatient care per patient for the first 180 days. In this sample, BPD was highly prevalent, underdiagnosed, and associated with frequent readmissions, findings that highlight the importance of improved recognition and access to specialized treatments.

Suicide Attempt History, Self-Esteem, and Suicide Risk in a Sample of 116 Depressed Voluntary Inpatients

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1092-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles James Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

116 consecutively admitted depressed inpatients were divided into three groups based on self-reported history of suicidal ideation and history of suicide attempt. Participants in Group 1 ( M age 34.0, SD = 14.0), 13 men and 24 women, reported no history of suicidal ideation or history of suicide attempt. Group 2 ( M age 34.0, SD = 8.6), 14 men and 25 women, reported having a history of suicidal ideation but no history of suicide attempt. Group 3 ( M age 34.0 yr., SD = 6.3), 14 men and 26 women, reported a history of suicidal ideation and at least one suicide attempt. Each participant completed the Suicide Risk Scale and the Self-esteem Scale. Analysis of variance with Tukey post hoc comparisons yielded a significant difference between Groups 1 and 2, between Groups 1 and 3, and between Groups 2 and 3 on the Suicide Risk Scale. There was a significant difference between Group 1 and Group 2 and between Group 1 and Group 3 on the Self-esteem Scale. These data indicated that suicide ideation and suicide attempt history significantly elevated suicide risk. Self-esteem was significantly decreased by suicide ideation and suicide attempt history.

Suicide clusters among young Kenyan men

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1004-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L Goodman ◽  
Eve S Puffer ◽  
Philip H Keiser ◽  
Stanley Gitari
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Peer Networks ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
Suicide Clusters ◽  
Peer Suicide ◽  
Collective Self Esteem

Suicide is a leading cause of global mortality. Suicide clusters have recently been identified among peer networks in high-income countries. This study investigates dynamics of suicide clustering within social networks of young Kenya men ( n = 532; 18–34 years). We found a strong, statistically significant association between reported number of friends who previously attempted suicide and present suicide ideation (odds ratio = 1.9; 95% confidence interval (1.42, 2.54); p < 0.001). This association was mediated by lower collective self-esteem (23% of total effect). Meaning in life further mediated the association between collective self-esteem and suicide ideation. Survivors of peer suicide should be evaluated for suicide risk.

scholarly journals Adaptation of M. Kernis – A. Paradise «The Contingent Self-Esteem Scale»

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
T.N. Savchenko ◽  
A.G. Faustova
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Discriminative Ability ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Russian Version

The article contains the results of adaptation and standardization of Russian version of M. Kernis – A. Paradise “The Contingent Self-Esteem Scale” received the translated title “The External Determinants of Self-Attitude Scale”. This scale includes 15 items and is aimed to measure reactivity of self-attitude in relation to external (situational) determinants. The study sample consisted of 440 participants (301 females, 139 males, with a mean age of 18,9 years). The Russian-language version of the technique was verified in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha is 0,819), test-retest reliability (after two weeks the Spearman correlation coefficient is 0,805 p&lt;0,01, after four weeks it is 0,782, p&lt;0,01), discriminative ability (Spearman correlation coefficients range from 0,411 to 0,756, p&lt;0,01), external and construct validity. Standardization information is presented as a table for interpretation raw data into stens. The results prove that “The External Determinants of Self-Attitude Scale” is a convenient psychological diagnostic tool and has all the necessary psychometric qualities. Further research steps are associated with standardization within other age groups and refinement of evidence of external and construct validity.

Mattering and Suicide Ideation: Establishing and Elaborating a Relationship

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory C. Elliott ◽  
Melissa F. Colangelo ◽  
Richard J. Gelles
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Youth At Risk ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intervening Variables

Mattering is the belief that one makes a difference in the lives of others. We explore the effect of mattering on adolescent suicide ideation. The data source is the 2000 Youth At Risk Survey, composed of interviews with 2,004 youths, age 11–18 and screening interviews with their parents. Our analysis reveals that those who matter more are significantly less likely to consider suicide. In addition, we elaborate the relationship between mattering and suicide ideation by postulating a series of intervening variables (self-esteem and depression): mattering influences levels of self-esteem, which in turn influences depression, which ultimately leads to suicide ideation. Results demonstrate that mattering is mediated fully by these intervening variables, and that self-esteem is the primary source of the mediation. We discuss the implications of these results for adolescents' self-concepts.

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