The clinician rated suicide crisis syndrome checklist (SCS-C): Structure, reliability, and concurrent validity among adult psychiatric inpatients

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• The checklist shows strong concurrent validity for assessing suicide crisis syndrome in psychiatric inpatients, with a high reliability score.
• Results indicate a significant correlation with established measures of suicidality, suggesting robust validation of the tool.
• Assessment involved a clinical evaluation across multiple inpatient settings, focusing on adult populations and their mental health needs.
• Findings support the checklist's potential as a standard assessment tool in clinical practice, emphasizing the need for reliable metrics.