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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) with suicidal behavior and other clinical variables in 212 hospitalized suicide attempters. Another purpose was to analyze the usefulness of BHS in this particular context. Those who later committed suicide (N = 13) had significantly higher median scores than those who did not. Even though the median BHS score for the total population was above the cut-off score for future suicide risk, suggested by Beck et al., the relative ratio of correctly positive/false positive was low. Therefore the BHS does not seem to be a satisfactory instrument for predicting future suicide in hospitalized suicide attempters. Our findings rather suggest that the BHS is related to depression ratings, mood disorders and/or personality disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0165-0327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Hopelessness and suicidal behavior.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't