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Psychometric Evaluation of the 9-item Concise Health Risk Tracking – Self-Report (CHRT-SR9) (a Measure of Suicidal Risk) in Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients in the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN)

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    Nandy, K., Rush, A.J., Slater, H., Mayes, T.L., Minhajuddin, A., Jha, M., Blader, J.C., Brown, R., Emslie, G., Fuselier, M.N., Garza, C., Gushanas, K., Kennard, B., Storch, E.A., Wakefield, S.M., & Trivedi, M.H. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of the 9-item Concise Health Risk Tracking - Self-Report (CHRT-SR9) (a measure of suicidal risk) in adolescent psychiatric outpatients in the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN). Journal of Affective Disorders, 329, 548–556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.018

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With the number of adolescent suicides rising at an alarming rate over the last decade, there is a stark need for reliable and easily used screening tools. This study analyzes the properties of the 9-item Concise Health Risk Tracking - Self-Report (CHRT-SR9), a suicidality scale derived from its well-established 16-item predecessor the CHRT-SR16. When compared to CHRT-SR16 and item 9 of the PHQ-A (a commonly used screening question for suicidal thoughts), the CHRT-SR9 is a valid and reliable scale for measuring suicidal tendencies and, importantly, is sensitive to changes over time. All main elements that are represented in the CHRT-SR16 that contribute to the increased risk of suicide (pessimism, helplessness, despair, etc.) are still accounted for despite the shorter format of the CHRT-SR9. The CHRT-SR9 is an efficient and user-friendly tool that could be used for depression screening in various clinical settings.

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