Psychometric Tools

Uses

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The article states that there is no consensus tool for monitoring suicidal risk. — How the risk of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury is assessed, monitored and managed in randomised controlled trials of interventions for youth depression: a scoping review
• The article states that no validated instrument currently exists that can accurately predict future suicidal behaviour. — How the risk of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury is assessed, monitored and managed in randomised controlled trials of interventions for youth depression: a scoping review
• Questionnaires were sometimes used to exclude participants, but most questionnaire-using studies treated them as an initial flag followed by professional assessment. — How the risk of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury is assessed, monitored and managed in randomised controlled trials of interventions for youth depression: a scoping review
• The article presents increasing UK scepticism toward standardised risk assessments as predictive tools. — How the risk of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury is assessed, monitored and managed in randomised controlled trials of interventions for youth depression: a scoping review
• Psychometric tools are described as adjuncts to clinical judgement rather than primary predictive tools. — How the risk of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury is assessed, monitored and managed in randomised controlled trials of interventions for youth depression: a scoping review