Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)

William M. Reynolds, PhD

Purpose: Screen for suicidal ideation
in adolescents (grades 10-
12 for SIQ, and grades 7-9
for SIQ-JR)

Age Range: Adolescent

Admin: Individual or group

Time: 10 minutes or less

Qualification: S or B
SIQ and SIQ-JR privde a mechanism for
informing others of an adolescent's level of
distress and suicidal intent. Sample Reports: N/A

Related Products: Adult Suicidal Ideation

Questionnaire

The SIQ assesses the frequency of suicidal thoughts in adolescents and may be used to evaluate or monitor troubled
youths. Because not all depressed adolescents are suicidal and not all suicidal adolescents are depressed, the SIQ is
a valuable component in a comprehensive assessment of adolescent mental health.

 Items rated on a 7-point scale.

 Hand scorable for individual or small group administration.

 Grades 10-12 (SIQ); Grades 7-9 (SIQ-JR).

 Use to evaluate large-scale intervention/prevention programs.

 Reliability coefficients are .97 for the SIQ; .93-.94 for the SIQ-JR.

 Validity consistently supported in many published content, construct, and clinical studies.

(includes SIQ Professional Manual, 25 each of

the SIQ and SIQ-JR Hand-Scorable Answer
Sheets, and Scoring Keys for each)