Applied to theory, research, and intervention, the term “psychosocial” is defined as an approach characterized by the relationships of interdependence and mutual influence between the various levels of reality in which daily life takes place. This idea began to take its first steps with the events that gave rise to the social sciences, psychology among them. Applied to social intervention, the psychosocial perspective is based on a simple premise: psychology is legitimized as an instrument to serve human well-being, both in its personal and collective dimension. It recognizes the constructed nature of reality and the social order, with the purpose of trying to change it when it leaves psychological damage and social destruction in its wake, using the social scenarios (community, group) as the agent and objective of change.

The National Test Commission, belonging to the Spanish Psychological Association, prepares an annual review of the tests published in Spain. In this edition, the Commission, different publishing houses (TEA Hogrefe, Pearson Education, GiuntiEOS, and CEPE), and twelve external evaluators (six specialists in the substantive subject and six experts in psychometrics) have been involved. The review carried out is based on the European model of evaluation of the quality of the tests adapted to Spanish, which has resulted in the Revised Test Evaluation Questionnaire (CET-R). As a general result, it should be noted that the quality of the six questionnaires evaluated is good and consistent with the results obtained in previous reviews. Furthermore, different aspects of improvement in the evaluation process are presented.

Suicide is a serious public health problem. The main goal of this paper is to carry out a narrative review of suicidal behavior in adolescents. Basically, the aim is twofold: to provide updated information and to introduce mental health professionals and society to this topic for their training and knowledge. To this end, first, a conceptual delimitation of suicidal behavior is produced. Second, epidemiological issues are addressed. Third, psychological models of suicidal behavior are presented, along with the possible explanations underlying this phenomenon. Fourth, the risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior are mentioned. Next, assessment tools for this sector of the population are introduced.