An MMPI-2 hopelessness scale: Construction, initial validation and implication for suicide risk

This study documents the development of a new MMPI-2 scale, Hopelessness (Hp), designed to identify suicide risk in examinees who, for whatever reason, may be reluctant to endorse items reflecting explicit suicide content. The psychometric and empirical validity characteristics were examined in a sa...

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Main Authors: David S. Nichols, Marco Innamorati, Denise Erbuto, Tobias A. Ryan, Maurizio Pompili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915320300573