The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale with Dr. Kelly Posner - Episode 27

In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor is joined by Dr. Kelly Posner, the author of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Suicide prevention requires finding those who are suffering. The symptoms of depression can lead to suicide and 50% of people who commit suicide have seen their primary care doctor the month before they die. If we can be testing for suicide ideology like we test for blood pressure, we can correctly help those in need. The Columbia Scale questions are prescriptive enough for non-professionals, but flexible enough for the mental health professional to administer it. Suicide is a problem of our shared humanity, but it can be preventable.

Resources

For more information about The Columbia Scale/ Columbia Protocol:

https://cssrs.columbia.edu/the-columbia-scale-c-ssrs/about-the-scale/

For more information about the Columbia Lighthouse Project:

https://cssrs.columbia.edu/

About the Columbia Protocol App for iOS:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/columbia-protocol/id1450966911

About the Columbia Protocol App for Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pssolutions.lighthouse&hl=en_US

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