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The ultra brief checklist for suicidality.

Seowon Yoon1, Kiho Park2, Kee-Hong Choi2

  • 1Department of Psychology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|July 23, 2020
PubMed
Summary

The Ultra Brief Checklist for Suicidality (UBCS) is a validated tool for quickly identifying adult suicide risk. It demonstrates adequate psychometric properties for timely mental health interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Accurate and rapid suicide risk identification is crucial in mental health.
  • The Ultra Brief Checklist for Suicidality (UBCS) was developed to address this need.
  • Assessing psychometric properties is essential for validating new diagnostic tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Ultra Brief Checklist for Suicidality (UBCS).
  • To evaluate the psychometric properties of the UBCS, including optimal cutoff points, sensitivity, and specificity.
  • To assess the feasibility of using the UBCS in clinical settings.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 544 participants who completed the UBCS, other self-report measures, and structured clinical interviews.
  • Exploration of psychometric properties for both paper-based and online versions of the UBCS.
Keywords:
BriefScreeningSelf-reportSensitivitySpecificitySuicide

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  • Identification of optimal cutoff points for different risk levels.

    • Main Results:

    • The UBCS demonstrated distinct mean scores across no-suicide-risk, Risk-Positive (RP), and High-Risk (HR) groups.
    • Optimal cutoff points for RP and HR groups were identified as 1 (AUC=0.914) and 3 (AUC=0.928), respectively.
    • More than half of participants completed the UBCS in under a minute.

    Conclusions:

    • The UBCS is a rigorously tested and validated tool for suicide risk identification.
    • The checklist possesses adequate psychometric properties and can be administered quickly.
    • The UBCS can facilitate timely interventions by minimizing clinician time and effort.