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Psychology

Suicide Risk Assessment Instruments in Emergency Department Settings

Quick fact

The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is one of the most widely used brief screening tools in emergency settings, and it takes less than two minutes to administer. Despite its popularity, evidence shows that no current instrument can predict suicide attempts with high accuracy, so they are best used as decision aids rather than crystal balls.

Why this is interesting

When someone arrives in an emergency department in crisis, clinicians have only minutes to decide if they are safe to leave. Can a single questionnaire reliably predict who will attempt suicide?