A field test of Motto's risk estimator for suicide. Am J Psychiatry 1987 Jul;144(7):923-6
Date
07/01/1987Pubmed ID
3605405DOI
10.1176/ajp.144.7.923Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0023227366 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 23 CitationsAbstract
The authors undertook a field test of Motto and colleagues' Risk Estimator for Suicide by selecting a subset (N = 593) of psychiatric patients with major or chronic affective disorder that corresponded to Motto's sample. They rated each subject on Motto's scale, using standardized data collected at hospital admission. Fourteen patients (2.4%) in their sample and 136 (4.9%) in Motto's sample died by suicide within 2 years. The authors tested the null hypothesis of a uniform suicide risk across all 10 deciles of risk scores by comparing observed and expected frequencies of suicide using the variance test for homogeneity of the binomial distribution. Their findings raise questions about Motto's risk scale but do not definitively invalidate it.
Author List
Clark DC, Young MA, Scheftner WA, Fawcett J, Fogg LAuthor
David C. Clark PhD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Research Office department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Depressive Disorder
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychotic Disorders
Risk
Suicide
