Suicide is among the leading causes of death among individuals ages 10–24, making
suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) a serious public health crisis among youth. Suicide …

Empirically supported measures of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are needed to
serve as reference outcomes for suicide risk screening tools and to monitor severity and …

OBJECTIVE: The validity and clinical utility of the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale,
Beck Hopelessness Scale, Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior, and Suicide Probability …

This article briefly reviews key issues in adolescent suicide risk assessment and proposes
that assessing risk and protective factors in combination has the best probability of informing …

Youth suicide represents an area of important public and mental health concern. Although
diagnostic correlates (eg, depression) of suicidality have been identified, very few studies of …

Suicide remains a leading cause of death among youth, and suicide ideation and behavior
are relatively common in both normal and clinical populations. Clinicians working with …

Suicide screening is critical in pediatric emergency departments (EDs). Behavioral
measures of suicide risk may complement self-report measures. The current study examines …

Suicidal behaviors increase dramatically during adolescence. In order to effectively
intervene and ultimately prevent suicide in youth, the field needs to be able to identify and …

Our knowledge of youth suicide risk factors has burgeoned during the past twenty years. In a
cumulative effort, the scientific community has identified risk factors for suicide attempts and …

This article highlights strategies for diagnosing risk for childhood and adolescent suicidal
behavior. Empirical studies identifying risk factors for childhood and adolescent suicidal …