Optimal PAI-A Cutoffs to Determine Risk for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and Suicide-Related Behavior (SRB) among At-Risk Adolescents.

Paula N Floyd Nora E CharlesLydia SigurdsonChristopher T Barry

Published in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2020)

Findings from the current study can be used to identify NSSI and SRB risk and target these life-threatening behaviors when working with at-risk adolescents.HighlightsPAI-A SUI outperformed other PAI-A variables in predicting NSSI and SRB risk.PAI SPI did not perform as well in adolescents compared to adult samples.Cutoff scores in the current sample were well below those in the PAI-A manual.

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