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. 2007 Jun;38(1):17-29.
doi: 10.1007/s10578-006-0040-7. Epub 2006 Nov 16.

Suicide probability scale and its utility with adolescent psychiatric patients

Michael Eltz  1 , Allison Schettini Evans, Mark Celio, Jennifer Dyl, Jeffrey Hunt, Laura Armstrong, Anthony Spirito
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Suicide probability scale and its utility with adolescent psychiatric patients

Michael Eltz et al. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

This study examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) in a sample of 226 (80 male, 146 female) adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Confirmatory factor analyses provided only some support for the original subscales. Exploratory factor analyses revealed some overlap with the original scales, but the factors differed by gender. Internal consistency of the original factors was somewhat better than the factors derived from this sample. A negative change in SPS scores over the course of the inpatient admission was related to risk for readmission due to repeat suicidal behavior.

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