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About 75% of people who suicide in Australia each year are men. And yet some of the most commonly-used screening tools actually fail to identify men who are at risk of suicide, but present with atypical symptoms—such as substance misuse, anger, risk-taking, emotion suppression and somatic complaints. To capture these symptoms, Professor Simon Rice (Orygen) and his colleagues developed the Male Depression Risk Tool (MDRS-22)—a 22-item screening instrument with 6 subscales. Results have been eye-opening: ➼ The MDRS-22 correctly identified 85% of men with a recent suicide attempt—compared to just 54% identified by the PHQ-9 (one of the most widely-employed depression screeners). ➼ In longitudinal research, the MDRS-22 was sensitive to treatment effects that were missed by the PHQ-9. ➼ The MDRS-22 outperformed the psychometric properties of the PHQ-9 using confirmatory factor analysis. The unique features of depression in men are receiving attention by several researchers, including Professor Barry Fallon, Associate Professor Helen Aucote, Anne Maria Möller-Leimkühler, Dr Andreas Walther, Dr. Zac Seidler and Dr Ian Zajac (please let me know if I've left anyone out). I’d also like to give a special mention here to Dr Danielle Herreen, who developed a 7-item short-form of the MDRS. HOW TO USE THE MDRS-22 Professor Rice has generously granted us permission to include the MDRS-22 in the Measurely library of assessments (https://hubs.la/Q02mFtRm0). So if you work with men experiencing depression, please consider incorporating this important tool into your assessment process. You can administer it electronically or simply download the pdf to get started.

Are you a psychologist or director at a psychology clinic that specialises in treatment for trauma? I'm curious—which psychometric tools do you use to routinely monitor trauma symptoms and progress during therapy? I had a very helpful chat with Liam Harkins at Breathe Psychology last week about the: ➼ Dissociative Experiences Scale-II (DES-II) ➼ Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for adults (ACE-Q) ➼ Mulitidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID6.0) Dissociative experiences are really quite fascinating, being quite common in the general population—and not just in presentations such as psychotic disorders, dissociative disorders and PTSD.. "Some people have the experience of finding themselves in a place and have no idea how they got there." - item 3 (DES-II) I also have to say that the MID6.0 sounds like an amazing tool to complement the DES-II, which has some limitations when used to infer a patient's diagnosis or readiness to safely proceed with EMDR (Caroline Burrows I'd love to hear your thoughts on this).. And Liam tells me that the MID6.0 has very useful subscales—including a validity scale, a psychosis screen, and a 'critical items' subscale. At Measurely, we'll be adding the DES-II and ACE-Q to our library later this week 🚀 — employing best practices when it comes to scoring and scientific methods for measuring reliable change. Meanwhile, if you're using a tool you find very useful, please let me know! Tim

It's time to get up and running in 2024 🎉 If you're a mental health professional and administer psychological questionnaires —I can't wait to make your clinical life easier and more enjoyable. Follow to learn more :) Tim

As we step into 2024, the landscape of mental health care continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Central to this transformation is the integration of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Mental Health Analytics into the fabric of psychological assessments. In this era of data-driven decision-making, platforms like Measurely are at the forefront—revolutionising how we use mental health assessment data to guide high quality treatment. #mentalhealthanalytics #mentalhealthprofessionals #mentalhealthservices #proms #patientreportedoutcomes #patientreportedoutcomemeasures #mentalhealthassessment

In 2024, Measurely promises to optimise and simplify how mental health professionals use psychological assessments—making every every assessment count towards better care. We’re committed to innovating and scaling our platform with even more precise, user-friendly, and impactful tools that empower clinicians and patients. Join us on a journey of growth and discovery.. https://hubs.la/Q02flX6x0 #psychology #psychologicalassessments, #outcomemeasures, #psychologicalquestionnaires,#psychotherapyoutcomes, #treatmentoutcomes, #mentalhealthanalytics, #patientmonitoring, #patientfeedback #proms