Measures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires

These findings suggest that anxiety may play a role in predicting suicidal ideation in clinic-referred anxious youth, but whether this role is detected depends on the measurement strategy. Given that "measures matter," future studies using similar as well as different samples as the one used in this study need to consider careful measurement strategies, as different findings may emerge depending on whether brief or full length versions of questionnaires are used.