Analysis of Hospitals Switching From a "Danger to Self" Question to Universal Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Screening: Impact on Screenings, Identification of Suicide Risk, and Documented Psychiatric Care.
Ellis C DillonSien DengMartina LiQiwen HuangErnell de VeraJacqueline PesaTam NguyenAnna KigerDaniel F BeckerKristen AzarPublished in: Psychiatric research and clinical practice (2024)
Following implementation, there was meaningful increase in suicide risk identification, and an increase in the proportion of patients with documented psychiatric care. Observed relative declines in screening warrant future research examining opportunities and barriers to general population C-SSRS use.