title: Suicide probability scale and its utility with adolescent psychiatric patients.
abstract: This study examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) in a sample of 226 (80 male, 146 female) adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Confirmatory factor analyses provided only some support for the original subscales. Exploratory factor analyses revealed some overlap with the original scales, but the factors differed by gender. Internal consistency of the original factors was somewhat better than the factors derived from this sample. A negative change in SPS scores over the course of the inpatient admission was related to risk for readmission due to repeat suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eltz
authors.forename: Allison Schettini
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celio
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyl
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011336:Probability; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires