Comprehensive college student suicide assessment: application of the BASIC ID.
Whether one knows someone who is thinking of suicide, has attempted suicide, or has completed suicide, nearly all individuals who encounter suicide are affected. The influence and residual affects of suicide are further amplified as the issue reaches across communities such as college or university campuses. College and university staff must improve their response to suicidal ideation with comprehensive assessment and intervention. The authors discuss risk factors and basic screening methods for suicide risk. They present Lazarus' BASIC ID tool (ie, Behavior, Affective Responses, Sensations, Images, Cognitions, Interpersonal Relationships, and Drugs or Biological Influences) as a method for conducting a comprehensive suicide assessment. The authors demonstrate assessment procedures through a case vignette.
Paladino
Derrick
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Department of Graduate Studies in Counseling, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL 32789-4499, USA. dpaladino@rollins.edu
Minton
Casey A Barrio
CA
D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities