Young adult follow-up of adolescent girls in juvenile justice using the Columbia suicide severity rating scale.
This study focused on the reliability and validity of the Columbia Suicide Severity Scale (C-SSRS). Severely delinquent adolescent girls (n = 166) participated in a treatment trial and repeated assessments over time. Lifetime suicide attempt history was measured using the C-SSRS in early adulthood (n = 144; 7-12 years postbaseline). Nonclinician raters showed strong interrater reliability using the C-SSRS. Self-reports, caseworker reports, and caregiver reports of girls' suicide attempt histories collected at baseline correlated with adult participants' recollections of their baseline attempt histories. Suicidal ideation measured prospectively across a 7- to -12-year period was associated with retrospectively reported suicide attempt across the same period.
Oregon Social Learning Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
David C R
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Kerr
Brandon
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Gibson
Leslie D
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Leve
David S
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Degarmo
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D015205:Northwestern United States; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011594:Psychometrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult