SAD PERSONS Scale Calculator

Assess suicide risk by evaluating 10 risk factors

Risk Factors

Sex (Male)?

Age (<19 or >45)?

Depression (Diagnosed or suspected)?

Previous suicide attempt?

Ethanol abuse (Alcohol misuse)?

Rational thinking loss (e.g., psychosis)?

Social supports lacking?

Organised plan for suicide?

No partner (Single, divorced, widowed)?

Sickness (Chronic illness)?

Source

Based on the SAD PERSONS Scale. For more details, see Patterson, W. M., Dohn, H. H., Bird, J., & Patterson, G. A. (1983). Evaluation of suicidal patients: The SAD PERSONS scale. Psychosomatics, 24(4), 343-349.

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