Abstract
Background: The main aim of this study was to accumulate
research evidence that introduce validated scales to measure suicidal attitudes
and ideation and provide an empirical framework for adopting a relevant
assessment tool in studies on suicide and suicidal behaviors.
Methods: Medical Subject Headings’ (MeSH) terms were used
to search Ovid Medline, PROQUEST, Wiley online library, Science Direct and
PubMed for the published articles in English that reported application of an
scale to measure suicidal attitudes and ideation from January 1974 onward.
Results: Fourteen suicidal attitude scale
and 15 scales for assessing suicidal ideation were identified in this
systematic review. No gold standard approach was recognized to study suicide
related attitudes and ideations.
Conclusion:
Special focus on generally agreed dimensions of suicidal ideation and attitudes
and cross-cultural validation of the introduced scales to be applicable in
different ethnic and socially diverse populations could be a promising area of
research for scholars.