Primarily applicable to persons known to be at some risk, such as those in a serious depressive state etc. TOP Suicide Scales. The SSC is completed during and following an interview that includes major focus areas to be evaluated. The SIQ assesses the frequency of suicidal thoughts in adolescents and may be used to evaluate or monitor troubled youths. Because not all depressed adolescents are suicidal and not all suicidal adolescents are depressed, the SIQ is a valuable component in a comprehensive assessment of adolescent mental health.
Items cover feeling about the present, the future and the past.
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