Use of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) in a large sample of Veterans receiving mental health services in the Veterans Health Administration.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the value of screening and the validity of the self-reports based on the C-SSRS, but limitations in concordance with medical records and variability across programs suggest the need for clinical judgment in interpreting responses.
PMID: 31441952 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior - August 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katz I, Barry CN, Cooper SA, Kasprow WJ, Hoff RA Tags: Suicide Life Threat Behav Source Type: research