Shneidman's Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (PPAS; 1999) was administered to 88 psychiatric patients. Both current and worst-ever psychache were significantly higher in those patients judged by a psychiatrist, on the basis of a structured clinical interview, to be at risk of suicide. However, current and worstever psychache were not associated with having attempted suicide in the past. Thus, for the present sample of psychiatric patients, the PPAS appears to be more sensitive to current suicidality than to past suicidality. Further, there are validity issues with the PPAS, with the need for multi-item measures and probably a multifactor measure. © 2008 The American Association of Suicidology.
Psychache and suicide: A preliminary investigation / Pompili, Maurizio; David, Lester; Antoon A., Leenaars; Tatarelli, Roberto; Girardi, Paolo. - In: SUICIDE & LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR. - ISSN 0363-0234. - 38:1(2008), pp. 116-121. [10.1521/suli.2008.38.1.116]
Psychache and suicide: A preliminary investigation
POMPILI, Maurizio;TATARELLI, Roberto;GIRARDI, Paolo
2008
Abstract
Shneidman's Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (PPAS; 1999) was administered to 88 psychiatric patients. Both current and worst-ever psychache were significantly higher in those patients judged by a psychiatrist, on the basis of a structured clinical interview, to be at risk of suicide. However, current and worstever psychache were not associated with having attempted suicide in the past. Thus, for the present sample of psychiatric patients, the PPAS appears to be more sensitive to current suicidality than to past suicidality. Further, there are validity issues with the PPAS, with the need for multi-item measures and probably a multifactor measure. © 2008 The American Association of Suicidology.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
