Calculation
The score is calculated from ten yes/no questions, with one point for each affirmative answer: * S: Male sex * A: Age (<19 or >45 years) * D: Depression * P: Previous attempt * E: Excess alcohol or substance use * R: Rational thinking loss * S: Social supports lacking * O: Organized plan * N: No spouse * S: Sickness This score is then mapped onto a risk assessment scale as follows: * 0–4: Low * 5–6: Medium * 7–10: HighModified SAD PERSONS Scale
The score is calculated from ten yes/no questions, with points given for each affirmative answer as follows:Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine. Third Edition. Page 609. * S: Male sex → 1 * A: Age 15–25 or 59+ years → 1 * D: Depression or hopelessness → 2 * P: Previous suicidal attempts or psychiatric care → 1 * E: Excessive ethanol or drug use → 1 * R: Rational thinking loss (psychotic or organic illness) → 2 * S: Single, widowed or divorced → 1 * O: Organized or serious attempt → 2 * N: No social support → 1 * S: Stated future intent (determined to repeat or ambivalent) → 2 This score is then mapped onto a risk assessment scale as follows: * 0–5: May be safe to discharge (depending upon circumstances) * 6–8: Probably requires psychiatric consultation * >8: Probably requires hospital admissionSee also
* Assessment of suicide risk * Beck Hopelessness Scale * Is Path Warm? * SuicideReferences
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