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Sad Persons Mnemonic. Mnemonic for risk factors for suicide. What to do with suicidal people. Recent studies have found although the scale has specificity its sensitivity is so low it is of no clinical value. Juhnke for use with children in 1996.
The adapted sad persons scale was developed by gerald a. 1 the adapted sad persons scale was developed by gerald a. Again we know that males are likely to end life by suicide 2 xs that of females and females attempt 2x more than males. Hanging and firearms in high income countries pesticide poisoning in the indian subcontinent and charcoal burning in east asia. Participants consisted of consecutive referrals n 4 019 over 2 years january 1 2009 to december 31 2010 to psychiatric services in the emergency. It was first developed as a clinical assessment tool for medical professionals to determine suicide risk by patterson et al.
The adapted sad persons scale was developed by gerald a.
Suicide is second to only accidental death as the leading cause of mortality in young men across the world. What to do with suicidal people. Recent studies have found although the scale has specificity its sensitivity is so low it is of no clinical value. Remember the ages that have the highest suicide rates. The objective of this study was to examine the ability of the scale in predicting suicide attempts. The adapted sad persons scale was developed by gerald a.