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Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy?
Abstract: Background: Classification of acts of self-directed violence has been shown to be inadequate in past research. Furthermore, level of expertise have been shown to be unrelated to classification correctness. Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether participants provided w...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10658634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36636794 http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000897 |
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author | Teismann, Tobias Eimen, Jannik Julian Cwik, Jan Christopher |
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description | Abstract: Background: Classification of acts of self-directed violence has been shown to be inadequate in past research. Furthermore, level of expertise have been shown to be unrelated to classification correctness. Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether participants provided with a definition are more reliable in their judgment than participants without a definition. Method: Two hundred sixty-one participants (psychology students, psychotherapists-in-training) were presented with case vignettes describing different acts of self-directed violence and were asked to make a classification. On the basis of randomized allocation, half of the participants received a definition of the different acts of self-directed violence, whereas the others did not. Results: Overall, 24.9% of the cases were misclassified. The presentation of a definition was not accompanied by a higher classification accuracy. Limitations: There may be issues about the validity of the case vignettes. Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of more methodological training of psychologists regarding suicidal issues. |
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spelling | pubmed-106586342023-11-20 Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? Teismann, Tobias Eimen, Jannik Julian Cwik, Jan Christopher Crisis Short Report Abstract: Background: Classification of acts of self-directed violence has been shown to be inadequate in past research. Furthermore, level of expertise have been shown to be unrelated to classification correctness. Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether participants provided with a definition are more reliable in their judgment than participants without a definition. Method: Two hundred sixty-one participants (psychology students, psychotherapists-in-training) were presented with case vignettes describing different acts of self-directed violence and were asked to make a classification. On the basis of randomized allocation, half of the participants received a definition of the different acts of self-directed violence, whereas the others did not. Results: Overall, 24.9% of the cases were misclassified. The presentation of a definition was not accompanied by a higher classification accuracy. Limitations: There may be issues about the validity of the case vignettes. Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of more methodological training of psychologists regarding suicidal issues. Hogrefe Publishing 2023-01-13 2023-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10658634/ /pubmed/36636794 http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000897 Text en © 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Distributed as a Hogrefe OpenMind article under the license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ) |
spellingShingle | Short Report Teismann, Tobias Eimen, Jannik Julian Cwik, Jan Christopher Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? |
title | Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? |
title_full | Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? |
title_fullStr | Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? |
title_full_unstemmed | Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? |
title_short | Misclassification of Self-Directed Violence: Does the Provision of a Definition Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy? |
title_sort | misclassification of self-directed violence: does the provision of a definition enhance diagnostic accuracy? |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10658634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36636794 http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000897 |
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