Citation

Corona CD, Gutierrez PM, Wagner BM, Jobes DA. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 2019; 75(1): 190-201.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jclp.22699

PMID

30291761

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The CAMS Rating Scale (CRS) is an adherence measure for the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), a suicide-specific clinical intervention. This study examined the ability of the CRS to assess adherence to CAMS.

METHODS: Video-recorded therapy sessions of clinicians delivering either CAMS or Enhanced Care-As-Usual (E-CAU) were rated with the CRS. These ratings (N = 98) were used to evaluate criterion validity, internal consistency, and factor structure.

RESULTS: Criterion validity and factor analyses did not support the organization of the CRS into its current subscales. Furthermore, the identified factor model and item-level statistics revealed weak CRS items. Finally, internal consistency was higher among CAMS clinicians than among clinicians delivering E-CAU.

CONCLUSION: These results establish the CRS as a measure that can effectively assess the adherence to CAMS in its current form. Potential revisions to future iterations of the CRS are discussed.

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Language: en

Keywords

CAMS; adherence; evidence-based practice; psychometrics; suicide