Clinical Calculators
Evidence-based clinical assessment tools for mental health professionals
Suicide Risk Assessment
Standardized tools for evaluating suicide risk and protective factors
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Gold Standard • Evidence-Based
The most widely used suicide risk assessment tool, evaluating suicidal ideation, behaviors, and lethality across multiple domains with high sensitivity and specificity.
SAD PERSONS Scale
Quick Screening • Primary Care
A 10-factor mnemonic tool designed for rapid suicide risk assessment, particularly useful for non-psychiatric healthcare providers in primary care settings.
Mental Status & Symptom Assessment
Comprehensive tools for evaluating psychiatric symptoms and cognitive function
Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS)
Catatonia Assessment • 23 Items
Comprehensive assessment tool for catatonia with 23 items. The first 14 items serve as a screening tool, with scores ≥2 indicating possible catatonia.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
Depression Severity • 21 Items
Widely used 21-item assessment for depression severity in adults and adolescents, with excellent psychometric properties and clinical utility.
Barnes Akathisia Scale (BARS)
Akathisia Assessment • 4 Items
All 4 sections: Objective, Subjective Awareness, Subjective Distress, and Global Clinical Assessment. Clinical recommendations included.
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
Tardive Dyskinesia Assessment • 14 Items
Comprehensive assessment tool for tardive dyskinesia with 14 items. Widely used for monitoring antipsychotic-induced movement disorders.
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
OCD Assessment • 10 Items
Gold standard assessment for obsessive-compulsive disorder severity. Evaluates both obsessions and compulsions across multiple dimensions.
Substance Use & Withdrawal
Assessment tools for substance use disorders and withdrawal management
CIWA-Ar (Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment)
Withdrawal Management • 10 Items
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised scale for monitoring alcohol withdrawal severity and guiding treatment protocols.
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
Opioid Withdrawal • 11 Items
Standardized 11-item scale for assessing opioid withdrawal severity, used to guide buprenorphine induction and withdrawal management protocols.