Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale information
Rating scale for suicidal ideation and behaviors
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Purpose
evaluate suicide risk
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The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, or C-SSRS, is a suicidal ideation and behavior rating scale created by researchers at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh and New York University to evaluate suicide risk.[1] It rates an individual's degree of suicidal ideation on a scale, ranging from "wish to be dead" to "active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent and behaviors." Questions are phrased for use in an interview format, but the C-SSRS may be completed as a self-report measure if necessary. The scale identifies specific behaviors which may be indicative of an individual's intent to kill oneself. An individual exhibiting even a single behavior identified by the scale was 8 to 10 times more likely to die by suicide.[2][3]
Patients are asked about "general non-specific thoughts of wanting to end one’s life/complete suicide" and if they have had "...thoughts of suicide and have thought of at least one method during the assessment period." Patients are asked if they have "active suicidal thoughts of killing oneself...[and] any intent to act on such thoughts."[4] They are asked how frequently they have these thoughts, how long the thoughts last and whether the thoughts can be controlled. They are asked about deterrent factors, and for the reasons for thinking of suicide. They are asked about "Actual Attempt[s]", which is a "potentially self-injurious act completed with at least some wish to die, as a result of act. "If person pulls trigger while gun is in mouth but gun is broken so no injury results, this is considered an attempt". They are also asked about Aborted Attempt[s], Interrupted Attempt[s] and Preparatory Behavior[s]."[4]
The "Lifetime/Recent version allows practitioners to gather lifetime history of suicidality as well as any recent suicidal ideation and/or behavior."[4] The "Since Last Visit version of the scale assesses suicidality since the patient’s last visit."[4] The "Screener version of the C-SSRS is a truncated form of the Full Version" designed for "first responders, in ER settings and crisis call centers, for non-mental health users like teachers or clergy or in situations where frequent monitoring is required."[4] The "Risk Assessment Page provides a checklist for protective and risk factors for suicidality."[4]
The C-SSRS has been found to be reliable and valid in the identification of suicide risk in several research studies.[5][6][7]
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^"Suicide Checklist Spots People at Highest Risk". USA Today. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
^Posner K, Brown GK, Stanley B, Brent DA, Yershova KV, Oquendo MA, Currier GW, Melvin GA, Greenhill L, Shen S, Mann JJ (2011). "The Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale: Initial Validity and Internal Consistency Findings From Three Multisite Studies With Adolescents and Adults". American Journal of Psychiatry. 168 (12): 1266–77. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10111704. PMC 3893686. PMID 22193671. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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^Mundt, JC; Greist, JH; Gelenberg, AJ; Katzelnick, DJ; Jefferson, JW; Modell, JG (December 2010). "Feasibility and validation of a computer-automated Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale using interactive voice response technology". Journal of Psychiatric Research. 44 (16): 1224–8. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.04.025. PMID 20553851.
^Mundt, JC; Greist, JH; Jefferson, JW; Federico, M; Mann, JJ; Posner, K (September 2013). "Prediction of suicidal behavior in clinical research by lifetime suicidal ideation and behavior ascertained by the electronic Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale". The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 74 (9): 887–93. doi:10.4088/jcp.13m08398. PMID 24107762.
^Posner, K; Brown, GK; Stanley, B; Brent, DA; Yershova, KV; Oquendo, MA; Currier, GW; Melvin, GA; Greenhill, L; Shen, S; Mann, JJ (December 2011). "The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale: initial validity and internal consistency findings from three multisite studies with adolescents and adults". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 168 (12): 1266–77. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10111704. PMC 3893686. PMID 22193671.
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