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SPS

The Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) is a 36-item self-report instrument developed by John Cull and William Gill (1990) to assess suicide risk, hopelessness, suicide ideation, negative self-evaluation, and hostility in adolescents and adults. It provides a multidimensional profile of suicide-related cognitions and emotions and is used in clinical, psychiatric, school, and forensic settings to screen for suicide risk and guide treatment planning.

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Suicide Probability Scale
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / forensic-psychology
  • Cull, J. G., & Gill, W. S. (1990). Suicide Probability Scale (SPS): Professional manual. Western Psychological Services. · URL
  • Cull, J. G., & Gill, W. S. (1985). Suicide Probability Scale: A validity study with adolescents and young adults. Psychological Reports, 57(2), 451–459. · URL
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