title: Screening to Identify Groups of Pediatric Emergency Department Patients Using Latent Class Analysis of Reported Suicidal Ideation and Behavior and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.
abstract: Latent class analysis of medical records data from 3,523 emergency department (ED) patients (ages 14-24; 31% Caucasian; 67% female) distinguished 6 groups with varying histories of suicidal ideation and behavior based on items endorsed on the Behavioral Health Screen, a web based, nurse-initiated screening tool. As expected, the more severe suicidality groups reported higher levels of depressive symptoms, traumatic distress, and substance abuse symptoms. Findings support the validity of the BHS and its utility as a medical decision tool to help ED staff evaluate the severity of patients' suicidality.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herres
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kodish
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fein
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011316:Preventive Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: adolescent health; behavioral symptoms; screening; self-injurious behavior; suicide