Psychometric Tools

Psychometric tools are described as adjuncts to clinical judgement rather than primary predictive tools. The article states that no validated instrument currently exists that can accurately predict future suicidal behaviour. The article states that there is no consensus tool for monitoring suicidal risk. The article presents increasing UK scepticism toward standardised risk assessments as predictive tools. Questionnaires were sometimes used to exclude participants, but most questionnaire-using studies treated them as an initial flag followed by professional assessment.