Screening for adolescent suicidality in primary care: the bullying–insomnia–tobacco–stress test. A population‐based pilot study

Philippe Binder; Anne‐Laure Heintz; Coralie Servant; Marie‐Thérèse Roux; Stéphane Robin; Ludovic Gicquel; Pierre Ingrand

doi:10.1111/eip.12352

journal article May 06, 2016

Screening for adolescent suicidality in primary care: the bullying–insomnia–tobacco–stress test. A population‐based pilot study

Philippe Binder

Anne‐Laure Heintz Coralie Servant Marie‐Thérèse Roux Stéphane Robin Ludovic Gicquel Pierre Ingrand

Early Intervention in Psychiatry Vol. 12 No. 4 pp. 637-644 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractAimAdolescents at risk for suicide often see their general practitioner solely for somatic or administrative reasons. A simple screening test given during a conversation would be of substantial help to send a signal and tackle the problem. We propose to update a screening test previously validated in France – the TSTS‐Cafard – because of significant changes in the lives of adolescents with the growth of the cyber world since 2000.MethodsThe design and setting was a cross‐sectional study involving 912 15‐year‐old adolescents in 90 French schools. They completed a questionnaire that included the TSTS‐Cafard and risk factors extracted from the Health Behaviour in School‐Aged Children survey. To improve the test, we selected questions drawn from the recent literature. Answers were analysed according to ‘suicidality’ = at least one suicide attempt in life or suicidal ideation often over the past 12 months.ResultsSuicidality rates were 9.6% for boys and 23.1% for girls. Although the TSTS‐Cafard test was generally effective, one question was no longer discriminating. A new test, entitled ‘BITS’, included only four questions on bullying, insomnia, tobacco and stress, with three levels of response and scores ranging from 0 to 8. Improvement was achieved without loss of performance. Using a cut‐off score of 3, we achieved 78% accuracy (area under the curve), 75% sensitivity and 70% specificity.ConclusionThe BITS test could allow the question of suicide risk to be addressed during a routine check‐up in primary care but the results need to be validated with 13 to 18‐year olds.

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Published: May 06, 2016
Vol/Issue: 12(4)
Pages: 637-644
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Authors

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Philippe Binder

Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Practice Poitiers France

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Anne‐Laure Heintz

Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Practice Poitiers France

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Coralie Servant

Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Practice Poitiers France

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Marie‐Thérèse Roux

Rectory Poitiers Health Service Poitiers France

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Stéphane Robin

Research Analyst Regional Health Observatory (ORS) Poitou‐Charentes Saint‐Benoit France

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Ludovic Gicquel

INSERM Q3 U894, Psychiatry and Neurosciences Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, University of Poitiers Poitiers France

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Pierre Ingrand

INSERM CIC‐1402, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Poitiers Poitiers France

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Philippe Binder, Anne‐Laure Heintz, Coralie Servant, et al. (2016). Screening for adolescent suicidality in primary care: the bullying–insomnia–tobacco–stress test. A population‐based pilot study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 12(4), 637-644. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12352

Screening for adolescent suicidality in primary care: the bullying–insomnia–tobacco–stress test. A population‐based pilot study

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