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    Suicide · 5 items · 0–5 · Horowitz LM, et al. Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ): a brief instrument for the paediatric emergency department. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012.

    Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ): Scoring, Cutoffs & Interpretation

    Brief NIMH-developed suicide risk screen for medical and clinical settings.

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    Ask the patient the following questions. A 'yes' response to any of questions 1-4 is a positive screen.

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    01In the past few weeks, have you wished you were dead?
    02In the past few weeks, have you felt that you or your family would be better off if you were dead?
    03In the past week, have you been having thoughts about killing yourself?
    04Have you ever tried to kill yourself?
    05Are you having thoughts of killing yourself right now?
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    02 - The clinician's brief

    01 - Scoring & cutoffs

    How scoring works.

    Score
    Severity
    Interpretation
    0–0
    Negative screen
    No suicide risk identified on this screen.
    1–4
    Positive screen
    Positive screen - a brief suicide safety assessment is required to determine if a full mental health evaluation is needed.
    5–5
    Acute positive screen
    Current suicidal thoughts indicate imminent risk; the patient requires urgent safety assessment and must not be left alone.

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