Validation of the Paykel Suicide Scale and the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale in Spanish Women during the Perinatal Period.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

No specific instruments are available to detect the risk of suicide in women during the perinatal period. Suicide in perinatal women is little studied despite being one of the main causes of maternal mortality. Its prevalence has increased by 100% in the United States in a decade. Moreover, it has consequences for the mother and the newborn.

Objective

To validate the Paykel Suicide Scale and the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale in Spanish women during the perinatal period.

Materials and methods

Cross-sectional study with Spanish women who were pregnant or who had given birth less than 18 months ago. Information was collected on sociodemographic variables, obstetric variables, and the newborn. A questionnaire that included both suicide scales and the Edinburgh

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Galiano JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919244 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature