308:(NIMH) to develop a child version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) for use in large field studies. The NIMH DISC "is a highly structured diagnostic interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" interviewers after a minimal training period." Shaffer led the development of several editions of the DISC, including the version (NIMH DISC-IV), which is based closely on
273:. He found that there was a short delay between experiencing a stressor and the act of suicide, youth tended to show elevated levels of aggressive behavior prior to committing suicide, and imitation appeared to play a role in youth suicide. These findings would later be confirmed in his much larger controlled study in New York City and the surrounding area. Other important findings from the New York study included the very high prevalence of alcohol and
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The finding of specific profiles and the almost universal presence of treatable psychiatric disorders among suicide victims suggested that case-finding would be a viable method for preventing suicide. However, one approach to case-finding, suicide-awareness educational programs, was found to offer
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Shaffer, D.; Schonfeld, I.; O'Connor, P.A.; Stokman, C.; Trautman, P.; Shafer, S.; Ng, S. (1985). "Neurological soft signs: Their relationship to psychiatric disorder and intelligence in childhood and adolescence".
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few benefits and potentially increased risk. This stimulated the development of a screening strategy instead. Ultimately, Shaffer led a team of colleagues in creating the
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Shaffer, D., Garland, A., Vieland, V., Underwood, M., & Busnner, C. (1991). The impact of curriculum-based suicide prevention programs for teenagers.
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