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Suicide Risk Screening Tools

What is Suicidality?

  

Suicidality is the potential for suicide.   A screening tool that measures potential suicidality measures the risk factors that an individual may or may not have in relation to suicide.

  

The tools are intended for use by trained mental health clinicians.   Non-clinical intermediaries should consult a mental health clinician, to assist in the proper purchase, administration, and interpretation of these tools...

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Electronic, print, and multimedia resources are provided to help you to find additional authoritative information on Suicide risk screening tools.  These resources are available from such national organizations as The National Institute of Mental Health as well as professional organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions.

Article

 

Brown, G.K. (no date sited). A Review of Suicide Assessment Measures for Intervention Research with Adults and Older Adults. National Institute of Mental Health: Bethesda, Maryland.

 

This full text of this article can be found on the Internet at the NIMH, a US government sponsored Web site, available at the following Web address:

 

www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideresearch/adultsuicide.pdf
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Article

 

Goldston, D.B. (2000). Assessment of Suicidal Behaviors and Risk Among Children and Adolescents. National Institute of Mental Health: Bethesda, Maryland.

 

This full text of this article can be found on the Internet at the NIMH, a US government sponsored Web site, available at the following Web address:

 

www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideresearch/measures.pdf

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