Validity of the Tree Drawing Test Suicide Ideation Assessment Scale in adolescents
Yanfei Zhang, Yige Liu, Wei Liu, Lvping Sun, Feng Leng, Ziyang Li, Guorui Liu · 2025
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Description
Yanfei Zhang and co-authors report a 2025 study testing a drawing-based screen for suicidal thoughts in teenagers. The Tree Drawing Test asks a young person to draw a tree, and a scoring scale reads features of the drawing for warning signs. A quick, low-pressure screen could help schools and clinics spot risk early.
The study compared 36 adolescents with suicidal ideation against 58 without. Computer image tools and trained raters scored each drawing on the scale. Total scores split the two groups cleanly. At a cutoff of 9, the scale caught about 94 percent of the at-risk group while clearing about 97 percent of the other. Agreement between raters was strong. The authors note the small sample and untested cultural reach.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yanfei Zhang, Yige Liu, Wei Liu, Lvping Sun, Feng Leng, Ziyang Li, Guorui Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |