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Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) - Screener/Recent/Self-Report
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 03-13-2018
last updated: 02-05-2020 by K.Borchert for Millisecond Software LLC
Script Copyright © 02-05-2020 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) - Screener/Recent/Self-Report
http://cssrs.columbia.edu/
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OVERVIEW
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6 screener question to screen for suicide ideation and preparatory suicide behavior
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes less than 1 minute to complete
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DATA FILE INFORMATION
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The default data stored in the data files are:
(1) Raw data file: 'c_ssrs.iqdat'
date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber
subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build: the Inquisit build
q*_response: response given (in assigned values)
Scale: 1 = yes; 0 = no
no reversed scored questions
q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular
question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited)
(2) Summary data file: 'c_ssrs_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
script.startdate: date script was run
script.starttime: time script was started
script.subjectid: assigned subject id number
script.groupid: assigned group id number
script.sessionid: assigned session id number
script.elapsedtime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
script.completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted);
1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
radiobuttons.q1_ideation1.response-
radiobuttons.q6_suicidebehavior.response: the responses to the 6 questions
1 = yes; 0 = no
dropdown.q6_timespan: timeframe of reported suicide preparation
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QUESTIONNAIRE SET-UP
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q1-q5: screening for suicide ideations (if q2 is negated, ideation3-4 are skipped) during the last Month
1 -> Wish to be dead
2 -> Non-Specific Active Suicidal Thoughts
3 -> Active Suicidal Ideation with Any Methods (Not Plan) without Intent to Act
4 -> Active Suicidal Ideation with Some Intent to Act, without Specific Plan
5 -> Active Suicidal Ideation with Specific Plan and Intent
q6: screening for preparatory suicide behaviors during the last 3 months/entire lifetime