The Criterion Validity of Omitted Client Information as an Indicator of Suicide Risk

A Partial Replication

Bibliographic Data

ID12385118
AuthorsWilliam R Nugent (0000-0003-0811-3221, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, corresponding author), Deana Hicks (University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Melinda Smith (0009-0002-3643-2393, University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Year2004
Volume14
Issue5
Pages379-387
Publication date2004-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1049731503262132
OpenAlexW2092488568
LanguageEN
References cited11

The purpose of the research reported in this article was to replicate findings reported by Nugent and Williams-Hayes that suggested that there is a relationship between missing information on demographic items found on client intake forms and severity of suicidal ideation. Replication of these results would have important implications for social work practitioners. A secondary analysis of 153 sets of responses to measures from a previous study was conducted to test 3 hypotheses concerning the relationship between suicidal potential and failure to report income on a demographic questionnaire. The results partially replicated those of Nugent and Williams-Hayes and provided further evidence of a relationship between missing information on an intake-like form and suicidal thinking. These findings support the use of omitted information on client intake forms as predictors of suicidal ideation by social work practitioners and other professionals in a variety of practice settings

Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Replication (statistics · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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