2.20 Use of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) With Adolescent Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic at University of Kentucky Healthcare

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to: 1) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) scores, psychiatric inpatient admission rates, and the reason for presentation; 2) determine if there is a significant relationship between scores on the C-SSRS, inpatient psychiatric admissions, and the reason for presentation; and 3) expand on the previous study reviewing compliance with the C-SSRS protocol for all adolescent patients at University of Kentucky (UK) HealthCare from September 2019 to February 2021.