Examining suicide assessment measures for research use: Using item response theory to optimize psychometric assessment for research on suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder.
William Vaughn McCallBen PorterAshley R PateCourtney J BolstadChristopher W DrapeauAndrew D KrystalRuth M BencaMeredith E RumbleMichael R NadorffPublished in: Suicide & life-threatening behavior (2021)
The choice of the specific measure of suicidal ideation in a clinical trial may be dictated by time and financial resources versus the need for granularity in the interpretation of the scores.