Reliability and validity of short Beck Hopelessness Scale in psychological autopsy study among Chinese rural elderly.

Zhenyu MaQiuping HeGuanghui NieCunxian JiaLiang Zhou

Published in: International psychogeriatrics (2019)

The information provided by the informants through psychological autopsy method had high reliability to reflect the actual situation of suicides and controls. BHS-4 has good reliability and validity among Chinese rural elderly suicides. It is suitable for psychological autopsy study among Chinese rural elderly.

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