In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 6.3 percent of high school students had attempted suicide in the previous year. Given the life-threatening consequences of suicide attempts, determining risk factors in adolescents becomes particularly important. In general, it is known that significant psychiatric disorders and psychosocial impairments are associated with suicide attempts. However, previous research attempting to identify specific risk factors among adolescents is somewhat ambiguous. However, one thing is consistent. To measure an adolescent's suicide risk, information must come from a variety of sources and perspectives. These sources may include, but are not limited to, a clinical interview with the adolescent, information provided by the parent or guardian, standardized assessments, and prior psychiatric documentation of the individual. Additionally, previous research has shown that self-report instruments have yielded clinically meaningful results. Specifically, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, Suicide Likelihood Scale, and Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior High Version were particularly sensitive in measuring risk factors and predicting suicide attempts over a six-month period. . Despite the sensitivity of these self-report measures, a problem remains. Adolescents commit suicide 3.6 times more than their female counterparts. However, men report having suicidal thoughts and report considering suicide less frequently than women. Therefore, there is a clear gap between adolescents' reported suicidal thoughts and actual suicide attempts. Gender therefore becomes a moderator of the value of self-reported suicidal ideation among adolescents....... middle of paper ......th hospital. This therefore limits the ability of the SIQ-JR results as a predictor of suicide attempts for any adolescent who may be suicidal but is not admitted to a hospital. This would be of great clinical importance because patients who are not admitted to hospitals are significantly less monitored. Monitoring and predicting suicide attempts in this population would be extremely important. Another factor not taken into account was personality disorders. Given the limitations of the SIQ-JR's ability to predict suicide attempts in men, it is important to examine all factors that could contribute to increasing the success and accuracy of suicide risk assessments. It is possible that knowledge of personality disorders in male participants helps detect suicidal ideation when these participants are less willing to report suicidal feelings..