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Identifying Youth at Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Using the "p" factor in Primary Care: An Exploratory Study
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Identifying Youth at Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Using the "p" factor in Primary Care: An Exploratory Study

Linda Ruan-Iu, Alannah Shelby Rivers, Ran Barzilay, Tyler M. Moore, Allen Tien and Guy Diamond
Archives of suicide research, v ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
03 Aug 2022

Abstract

Behavioral Health Screen p-factor screening suicide youth
Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. The general factor of psychopathology ("p" factor) might help improve detection and prediction of individuals at risk for suicide. This cross-sectional proof-of-concept study tests whether the p-factor score is associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) better than a depression scale alone. Youth (N = 841; mean age 18.02, SD = 3.36) in primary care were universally screened using the Behavioral Health Screen (BHS). Factor analysis and ROC results showed the BHS assesses the p-factor, and the p-factor score demonstrates higher classification accuracy of several types of STB than a depression scale. The p-factor could help clinicians in the identification of youths with STB.

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Web of Science research areas
Psychiatry
Psychology
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
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