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## Background: Accurate assessment of suicide risk is critical for clinical practice, empirical advances, and informing public policy. in this narrative review of the literature, we compiled evidence from longitudinal studies that identify reporting bias of past self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (sitb) and examined possible correlates of inconsistent reporting. ## Method: We conducted an extensive literature search, including 19 longitudinal samples or subsamples who reported the presence of current or past sitb at an initial but not at a subsequent assessment (yes/no inconsistent reports). ## Results: The median was 33%, and the weighted mean was 39% (95% ci, 37%-41%) for the prevalence of inconsistent reporting of sitb across the longitudinal samples. importantly, inconsistent reports were linked with less internalizing psychopathology and more adaptive functioning. the type of sample recruited and assessment interval may also be relevant factors to consider. ## Limitations: Variability of sample characteristics and methodology made it challenging to draw firm conclusions across studies but provide information about critical sources of bias. ## Conclusions: Results suggest co

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Author

Bonnie Klimes-Dougan; Salahudeen A. Mirza; Elizabeth Babkin; Conor Lanning

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)