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Status Update on the Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale (S-STS) 2014.
David V Sheehan1, Jennifer M Giddens1, Ivan Sascha Sheehan1
1Dr. D. Sheehan is Distinguished University Health Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; J. Giddens is the Co-founder of the Tampa Center for Research on Suicidality, Tampa, Florida; and Dr. I. S. Sheehan is Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale offers a sensitive measure for evaluating suicidal phenomena in clinical trials. This validated scale aids in developing effective anti-suicidal medications by detecting efficacy signals.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Pharmacological Research
Background:
- Evaluating suicidal phenomena requires versatile scales for both clinical and research settings.
- Developing effective anti-suicidal medications necessitates sensitive outcome measures for clinical trials.
- The Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale (S-STS) was specifically designed to address these needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a 2014 status update on the development, properties, and application of the Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale.
- To review the scale's structure, validation, reliability, and utility in various clinical and research contexts.
- To discuss the scale's potential applications in assessing suicidality and treatment efficacy.
Main Methods:
- Review of the scale's development rationale and design.
- Analysis of validation and reliability studies.
- Examination of the scale's application in clinical trials and assessment of treatment-emergent suicidal adverse events.
Main Results:
- The Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale has undergone development, validation, and reliability testing.
- The scale demonstrates utility as both a screening/assessment tool and an efficacy outcome measure.
- Available in self-rated and clinician-rated forms, with pediatric and multilingual versions.
Conclusions:
- The Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale is a valuable tool for assessing suicidality across diverse populations and settings.
- Its sensitivity and reliability support its use in clinical trials for anti-suicidal medication development.
- The scale's comprehensive properties enhance its utility in psychiatric research and practice.