Use of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to Classify Suicidal Behaviors.

Use of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to Classify Suicidal Behaviors.

Arch Suicide Res. 2017 Jun 09;:

Authors: Interian A, Chesin M, Kline A, Miller R, Hill LS, Latorre M, Shcherbakov A, King A, Stanley B

Abstract
Efforts to better understand and prevent suicide have increasingly pointed to the prospective assessment of suicidal behaviors in clinical trials. These assessments are aided by instruments such as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), which have sought to improve the conceptual uniformity and ease by which suicidal behaviors are classified. At the same time, assessment and classification of suicidal behaviors has been a longtime challenge in the field. To aide users of the C-SSRS, this manuscript illustrates the use of the C-SSRS in instances where classification complexities arise. Illustrations are presented based on cases encountered during a clinical trial for a suicide prevention intervention. Key decision points are summarized and classification issues that warrant consideration for future refinement of such decisions are discussed.

PMID: 28598723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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