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Suicide Probability Scale SPS

Lisa ComptonVivette HenrySherie MalcomCheri Meder. Presenters:. Composed of 36 self-report question stemsFour clinical subscales: Hopelessness, Suicidal Ideation, Negative Self-evaluation, and HostilityDesigned to assess suicidal riskUsed with adults and adolescents age 14 and olderMay be us

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Suicide Probability Scale SPS

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    1. Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC)

    2. Lisa Compton Vivette Henry Sherie Malcom Cheri Meder Presenters:

    3. Composed of 36 self-report question stems Four clinical subscales: Hopelessness, Suicidal Ideation, Negative Self-evaluation, and Hostility Designed to assess suicidal risk Used with adults and adolescents age 14 and older May be used in clinical and non-clinical settings SPS

    4. Quick, easy to administer (5-10 minutes). Cost-effective. Research indicates that the SPS was significantly associated with changes in suicidality among outpatients who were at a high suicide risk SPS: Strengths

    5. There are relatively few studies that provide data regarding the predictive validity of the instrument Diverse populations need to be researched in regard to effectiveness within varied settings SPS: Weaknesses

    6. Sarah is a 15 year old female who has been hospitalized for depression and malnutrition. Through your clinical evaluation, you suspect a partial diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a DSM-IV somatoform disorder which is characterized by a distressing or impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance. You suspect that given the supposed diagnosis, there could also be trauma-related symptoms as well as suicidality. Do you believe that it would be appropriate to administer the SPS and/or the TSC as part of your diagnostic battery of tests in this case? Why or why not? Case Study

    7. Designed to assess trauma symptomatology in adults Composed of 40 self-report questions Carries 6 sub-scales: Anxiety, Depression, Dissociation, Sexual Abuse Trauma Index (SATI), Sexual Problems, and Sleep Disturbance Used with clinical and non-clinical populations Primarily designed as research tool TSC-40

    8. Psychometrically sound when used within its scope for trauma symptoms Compares well with other measures that assess similar constructs Free of cost and readily accessible Quick (can be completed and scored in 10-15 minutes) and uses relatively simple language TSC-40:Strengths

    9. Lacks external validity beyond norm group Limited in its assessment of trauma symptomatology since it does not measure the full range of PTSD criteria Results are based on self-reports, making reporting bias a possibility TSC-40:Weaknesses

    10. Marsha, a 32 year-old business executive, was brutally attacked and gang-raped 6 months ago, and over the last 2 months has been experiencing increased trauma symptoms including flashbacks, sleep disturbances, problems in her sexual relationship, bad dreams, uncontrollable crying, and fear of men. As a result, she has come in to see you as an expert in dealing with such cases. Using the TSC, and bearing in mind its strengths and limitations, what do you think the best approach to effective assessment of trauma would look like? Please support all instruments chosen for assessment. TSC-40: Case Study

    11. Please find a voice board available in Blackboard for this assignment. Please respond to the questions at the end of each of the two case studies and share your clinical opinion with us. Feel free to put both responses in one voice post. Assignment

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