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. 2014 Sep-Oct;11(9-10):32–46.

TABLE 1.

Mapping algorithms (How the ISST-Plus, S-STS, and C-SSRS map to FDA-CASA 2012)

FDA-CASA 2012 CODE NUMBER FDA-CASA 2012 CLASSIFICATION ISST-PLUS MAP TO FDA-CASA 2012* S-STS MAP TO FDA-CASA 2012 C-SSRS MAP TO FDA-CASA 2012
1 “Passive suicidal ideation” Yes if: Part I, Item 1≥1 A positive response to 2 A “yes” response to item 1: “Wish to be Dead”
2 “Active suicidal ideation: nonspecific (no method, intent, or plan)” Yes if: (Part I, Item 4≥1 OR Part I, Item 5≥1) AND Part I Items 10, 11, 12=0 A positive response to 3 AND a negative response to 4, 5, 6, and 7 A “yes” response to item 2: ‘Nonspecific Active Suicidal Thoughts”
3 “Active suicidal ideation: method, but no intent or plan” Yes if: (Part I, Item 4≥1 OR Part I, Item 5≥1) AND Part I, Item 10≥1; AND Part I, Items 11, 12=0 A positive response to 3 and 4 AND a negative response to 5, 6, and 7 A “yes” response to item 3: “Active Suicidal Ideation With Any Methods (no plan) Without Intent to Act”
4 “Active suicidal ideation: method and intent, but no plan” Yes if: (Part I, Item 4≥1 OR Part I, Item 5≥1) AND Items 10 and 12≥1; AND Item 11=0 A positive response to 3 and 4 and (6 or 7) and a negative response to 5 A “yes” response to Item 4: “Active Suicidal Ideation With Some Intent to Act, Without Specific Plan”
5 “Active suicidal ideation: method, intent, and plan” Yes if: (Part I, Item 4≥1 OR Part I, Item 5≥1) AND Part I, Items 10, 11, and 12 ≥1 A positive response to 3, 4, and 5 and (6 or 7) A “yes” response to item 5: “Active Suicidal Ideation With Specific Plan and Intent”
6 “Completed suicide” Yes if: Part III coded as 6 A “yes” response to 13 NA
7 “Suicide attempt” Yes if: “Yes” on Part II, Item 1.2 OR “yes” on Part II, Item 1.3 A positive response to 10 or 16 OR a “yes” response to 1b A “yes” response to “Actual Attempt”
8 “Interrupted suicide attempt” Yes if: Part II, Item 2.3≥1 A positive response to 8 with at least one Level 3 on 12 A “yes” response to “Interrupted Attempt”
9 “Aborted suicide attempt” Yes if: Part II, Item 2.2≥1 A positive response to 8 with at least one Level 2 on 12 A “yes” response to “Aborted Attempt”
10 “Preparatory acts toward imminent suicidal behavior”—”not counting aborted or interrupted attempts” Yes if: Part II, Item 1.4=Yes A positive response to 8 with at least one Level 1 on 12 A “yes” response to “Preparatory Acts or Behavior”
11 “Self-Injurious Behavior Without Suicidal Intent” Yes if: Part II, Item 1.1=Yes; AND Part II, Item 1.2=No A positive response to 9 OR a positive response to 1a and a negative response to 1b A “yes” response to “Has subject engaged in Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior?”
12 “Self-injurious behavior, intent unknown” Yes if: Part II, Item 1.1=Yes; AND Part II, Item 1.2=unknown/NA A positive response to 1a with 1b and 6 and 7 and 10 unanswered NA
13 “Not enough information (fatal)” Yes if: Part III scored 8 A “yes” response to 14 NA
14 “Not enough information (nonfatal)” Yes if: Part II, Item 1.0=Unknown/NA OR Part II, Item 1.1=Unknown/NA Yes if question 17 is “yes” and FDA-CASA 2012 code numbers 1-13 are ALL “no” NA
15 “Other (accidental, psychiatric medical), no deliberate self-harm” Yes if: Part II, Item 1.0=Yes AND Part II, Item 1.1=No (A positive or blank response to 1 and a negative response to questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14) OR a positive response to 15 NA
*

For each separate event, only the most severe categorization was counted. All separate events were assessed.

ISST-Plus: InterSePT Scale for Suicidal Thinking-Plus; S-STS: Sheehan-Suicidality Tracking Scale; C-SSRS: Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale; FDA-CASA 2012: United States Food and Drug Administration-Classification Algorithm of Suicide Assessment; NA: not applicable