title: Dimensions of suicidality: analyzing the domains of the SIS-MAP Suicide Risk Assessment Instrument and the development of a brief screener.
abstract: This study aimed at validating the domains of suicidality assessed by the Scale for Impact of Suicidality-Management, Assessment and Planning of Care (SIS-MAP) and creating a brief screener based on the full scale. A total of 50 individuals with suicidal ideation were given the SIS-MAP interview. Support was found for these domains of suicide risk; in particular, the subscales of ideation and protective factors for suicide risk were highly reliable. For each domain of suicidality, items most predictive of total risk index scores were selected to create a brief screener aimed at expediting the assessment process. The screener was reliable, predicted overall suicide risk index scores, and approached significance in predicting subsequent suicide attempts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. megan.johnston@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Megan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Amresh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*