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These specific implementation details for this instrument are meant to be used in conjunction with the SDTMIG. All CDISC QRS (spell out "questionnaires, ratings, and scales" if this is a CDISC-created CRF and put QRS in parentheses.) documentation QRS documentation packages can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/foundational/qrs.

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For copyrighted instruments use the following text:  Name of copyright holderThe Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.  (e.g., Board of Regents of The University of Texas System) owns the copyright for the QRS Short_Name instrument C-SSRS BASELINE instrument and has granted CDISC permission to include this supplement in the CDISC inventory of QRS data standards supplements. (For supplements that are to be distributed by the copyright holder, add: Name of copyright holder (e.g., Board of Regents of The University of Texas System) will distribute the CDISC supplement package to sponsors when they are approved to use this instrument.) Hence, CDISC developed QSTESTCD and QSTEST for each item based on the actual text on the instrument.

For public domain instruments use the following text: CDISC believes this instrument to be in the public domain, but you should perform your own assessment. CDISC has included the QRS Short_Name in the CDISC inventory of QRS data standards supplements. Hence, CDISC developed QSTESTCD and QSTEST for each item based on the actual text on the instrument. There may be many versions of this instrument. CDISC has chosen to use this version as the data standard.

The CDISC documentation of this instrument consists of: (1) controlled terminology, (2) standard database structure with examples, and (3) CRF(s) annotated with the CDISC SDTMIG variables with submission values. 

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Include the following statements as standalone paragraphs for copyrighted instruments:

CDISC has developed this documentation at no cost to the copyright holder or any additional cost to users of the instrument beyond the normal license fees charged by the copyright holder.

CDISC acknowledges [insert the name of the copyright holder, in blue text] (e.g., Dr. A. J. Rush, at the UT Southwestern Medical Center) for the approval to include the QRS Short_Name in the CDISC data standards.

Reference for the QRS Short_Name C-SSRS BASELINE:

Rush, A.J., Carmody, T. and Reimitz, P.E. The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS): Clinician (IDS-C) and self-report (IDS-SR) ratings of depressive symptoms. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 9:45-59, 2000. 

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