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Sad Persons Assessment. The sad persons scale was designed as an assessment tool for screening adult patients suicide risk based on an acronym model of the most common risk factors. Sad persons scores range from 0 to 10 where the higher the score the higher the suicide risk. A study of two widely used assessment tools for suicidal behavior the sad persons scale and the modified sad persons scale msps found that neither accurately assesses or predicts suicide attempts. Moreover it may actually be clinically harmful.
It was first developed as a clinical assessment tool for medical professionals to determine suicide risk by patterson et al. The study objective was to systematically review the sps performance in clinical situations. This measure has also been criticized for being. Aage 19 or 45. Sad persons scores range from 0 to 10 where the higher the score the higher the suicide risk. The sad persons scale was designed as an assessment tool for screening adult patients suicide risk based on an acronym model of the most common risk factors.
In fact sad persons did not predict suicide better than a system based on chance.
The sad persons scale is an attempt to assist non psychiatrists assess suicide risk. Only 5 3 percent of persons identified as being at high risk by sad persons and only 7 4 percent of the people identified as being at high risk by msps. Recent studies have found although the scale has specificity its sensitivity is so low it is of no clinical value. Moreover it may actually be clinically harmful. The sad persons scale is an attempt to assist non psychiatrists assess suicide risk. The sad persons scale was designed as an assessment tool for screening adult patients suicide risk based on an acronym model of the most common risk factors.