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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Assessing Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents: Reliability, Validity, and Inter-Informant Agreement of an Updated Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Clinical Science

  • Ilana Gratch
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Sara Fernandes
    New York State Psychiatric Institute
  • Kerri-Anne Bell
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Olivia Pollak
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Kathryn Fox
    University of Denver
  • Christine Cha
    Teachers College, Columbia University

Abstract

Suicide is a leading cause of death among U.S. youth. Sound assessment of suicide history/risk in adolescents is essential. We examined the reliability, validity, and inter-informant agreement of an updated version of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview in adolescents and their parents, with particular focus on suicidal ideation.

Suicide