TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between the Kessler 10 and suicidality
T2 - A cross-sectional analysis
AU - O'Connor, Stephen S.
AU - Beebe, Timothy J.
AU - Lineberry, Timothy W.
AU - Jobes, David A.
AU - Conrad, Amy K.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Objective: The aims of this study were to test the psychometric properties of the Kessler 10 (K10) in a clinical setting and to investigate the utility of the K10 as a means for identifying suicidality. Methods: One hundred forty-nine inpatients at an inpatient psychiatric hospital completed a battery of assessments during their inpatient hospital stay. Factor analysis provided information suggesting multiple factor loadings present within the K10. A series of t tests examined differences of group means between suicidal participants and a control group, whereas multiple regression models examined the correlation between the K10 and several suicide-specific assessments. Main Results: The K10 seems to be composed of 2 primary factors (depression and anxiety) and differentiated suicidal and nonsuicidal inpatients and was associated with several measures related to suicidality. Conclusions: The observed results indicate that the K10 may be an effective screener to measure occult suicidality in a clinical setting.
AB - Objective: The aims of this study were to test the psychometric properties of the Kessler 10 (K10) in a clinical setting and to investigate the utility of the K10 as a means for identifying suicidality. Methods: One hundred forty-nine inpatients at an inpatient psychiatric hospital completed a battery of assessments during their inpatient hospital stay. Factor analysis provided information suggesting multiple factor loadings present within the K10. A series of t tests examined differences of group means between suicidal participants and a control group, whereas multiple regression models examined the correlation between the K10 and several suicide-specific assessments. Main Results: The K10 seems to be composed of 2 primary factors (depression and anxiety) and differentiated suicidal and nonsuicidal inpatients and was associated with several measures related to suicidality. Conclusions: The observed results indicate that the K10 may be an effective screener to measure occult suicidality in a clinical setting.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.02.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 21489424
AN - SCOPUS:82755189670
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 53
SP - 48
EP - 53
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -