Abstract Introduction Suicide is an issue of great severity in public health worldwide. This study aimed to investigate which instruments are most frequently used by healthcare professionals to assess suicide risk and how accessible such instruments are, as well as to determine the scope of suicide phenomena. Method A systematic review was performed using the following Boolean searches: “scale AND suicide,” “evaluation AND suicide,” “questionnaire AND suicide.” The articles retrieved were read and selected by two independent researchers – any discrepancies were addressed by a third researcher. Results From a total number of 206 articles, 20 instruments were identified as being currently used to assess suicide risk. The two most common were the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSI) and The Columbia – Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Conclusion Even though the two scales (BSI and C-SSRS) are the most frequently mentioned and used by healthcare professionals to assess suicide risk, both instruments present breaches in their structure and there is not yet a single instrument considered to be the gold standard. As a future perspective, there is the urgency of developing a new tool that can widely and completely assess all psychopathological aspects of suicidality.

INTRODUÇÃO: O Obsessional Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ-44) é um instrumento autorrespondido composto por 44 itens que avaliam as crenças de pacientes com transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo (TOC). O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever o processo de tradução e adaptação da referida escala para o português do Brasil. MÉTODO: Para o processo de tradução e adaptação do OBQ-44, primeiramente foi obtida licença de uso da escala junto aos autores do instrumento original. Em seguida, a escala foi traduzida de inglês para português brasileiro de forma independente por dois profissionais de saúde com fluência em inglês. Comparando-se as duas escalas traduzidas, obteve-se uma versão preliminar, que foi aplicada a uma amostra de 20 pacientes com diagnóstico principal de TOC, visando observar sua compreensão e realizar adaptações de linguagem. A seguir, a escala foi retrotraduzida de forma independente por dois psiquiatras, também fluentes na língua inglesa. Comparadas as duas retrotraduções, gerou-se uma versão final em língua inglesa; esta versão foi avaliada e aprovada pelos autores do instrumento original. RESULTADOS: A versão em português do Brasil do OBQ-44, após sua tradução e adaptação, demonstrou ser de fácil compreensão por parte de pacientes de diferentes níveis educacionais. Portanto, a escala pode ser utilizada em pacientes das diversas classes econômicas e sociais que caracterizam o Brasil. CONCLUSÃO: O OBQ-44, por ser um instrumento autoaplicável e de fácil compreensão, pode ser útil na identificação de crenças disfuncionais em pacientes com TOC, auxiliando na compreensão do papel dessas crenças na origem e manutenção do transtorno.

INTRODUCTION: The Obsessional Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ-44) is a self-administered instrument comprised of 44 items, designed to assess the beliefs of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The objective of this study was to describe the process of translation and adaption of the questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese. METHOD: For the translation and adaptation of the OBQ-44, we first obtained authorization from the authors of the original scale to use the instrument. Subsequently, the scale was independently translated from English into Brazilian Portuguese by two health professionals with proficiency in English. Following comparison of the two translations, a preliminary version was obtained and tried out on a sample of 20 patients with a primary diagnosis of OCD. This pretest aimed to assess the patients' understanding of the items and to make any necessary language adaptations. Then, the scale was independently back-translated by two psychiatrists, also with proficiency in English. Following comparison of the two back-translations, a final version in English was developed; this version was evaluated and approved by the authors of the original instrument. RESULTS: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the OBQ-44, after the process of translation and adaptation here described, showed to be of easy interpretation by patients with different educational levels. The instrument can therefore be used to assess patients from different Brazilian socioeconomic contexts. CONCLUSION: OBQ-44 is a self-administered instrument of easy application. Therefore, it can be useful in the identification of dysfunctional beliefs in OCD patients, contributing toward a better understanding of the role played by such beliefs in the onset and maintenance of the disorder.

O transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo (TOC) é uma doença mental grave, com graves consequências para a dinâmica familiar. Desta forma, o envolvimento dos pais parece ser determinante na resolução dos sintomas desse transtorno. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a qualidade da evidência para a recomendação de terapia cognitivo-comportamental (TCC) com intervenção familiar para crianças e adolescentes com TOC. A busca sistemática foi realizada nas bases de dados MEDLINE/PubMed, seguida da análise de resumos e artigos na íntegra por dois avaliadores independentes. Posteriormente, foi realizada a análise de evidência através do sistema Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). O tamanho de efeito da intervenção foi calculado através do d de Cohen. Foram localizados 77 artigos no PubMed e mais 12 artigos após busca cruzada de referências. Destes, sete artigos foram incluídos na revisão, segundo os seguintes critérios: ser estudo de intervenção, envolver apenas crianças e/ou adolescentes e possuir diagnóstico clínico ou estruturado de TOC. A escala Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) foi utilizada por todos os artigos para a avaliação de desfecho, permitindo avaliar o tamanho de efeito das intervenções não controladas (d = 1,43), que resultou em uma diferença de médias de cerca 13 pontos (IC95% 11,84-14,39; p < 0,001). Por outro lado, uma alta heterogeneidade foi detectada entre os estudos (I² = 67%). A TCC com intervenção familiar parece ter um efeito importante na redução dos sintomas de TOC na infância e adolescência. No entanto, os poucos estudos disponíveis não nos permitem estabelecer um grau de evidência maior do que C para essa recomendação. Novos ensaios clínicos randomizados são necessários para confirmar essa recomendação.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe mental disorder with serious consequences to family dynamics. Therefore, parental involvement seems to be a key factor for the successful treatment of this psychiatric disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of evidence available to allow recommendation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with family intervention for the treatment of children and adolescents with OCD. The systematic search was performed on MEDLINE/PubMed, followed by analysis of abstracts and full-length articles by two independent evaluators. Subsequently, an analysis of the evidence available was conducted using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. The effect size of the intervention was calculated using Cohen’s d. We found 77 articles on PubMed, plus 12 articles via cross-reference search. Of these, seven articles were included in this review, according to the following criteria: intervention study, involving only children and/or adolescents, and a having a structured or clinical diagnosis of OCD. The Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) was used for outcome evaluation in all articles, thus enabling assessment of the effect size of non-controlled interventions (d = 1.43), resulting in a mean difference of 13.11 points (95%CI 11.84-14.39; p < 0.001). Conversely, a high heterogeneity was detected among the studies (I² = 67%). Family-based CBT seems to have an important effect on the reduction of OCD symptoms in children and adolescents. However, the small number of studies available do not allow us to establish an evidence level higher than C for this recommendation. New randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm this recommendation.