Reducing Suicide Risk: Challenges and Opportunities in the Emergency Department

Emergency departments (ED) are prime locations for identifying individuals at high risk of suicide and for making life-saving interventions. In an ideal scenario, all ED patients at risk of suicide could be identified and connected with effective, feasible interventions, and this would occur in a su...

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Published in:Annals of emergency medicine 2016-12, Vol.68 (6), p.758-765
Main Authors: Betz, Marian E., MD, MPH, Wintersteen, Matthew, PhD, Boudreaux, Edwin D., PhD, Brown, Gregory, PhD, Capoccia, Lisa, MPH, Currier, Glenn, MD, MPH, Goldstein, Julie, PhD, King, Cheryl, PhD, Manton, Anne, PhD, APRN, Stanley, Barbara, PhD, Moutier, Christine, MD, Harkavy-Friedman, Jill, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emergency
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Mass Screening
Risk Factors
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
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Summary:Emergency departments (ED) are prime locations for identifying individuals at high risk of suicide and for making life-saving interventions. In an ideal scenario, all ED patients at risk of suicide could be identified and connected with effective, feasible interventions, and this would occur in a supportive system not overburdened by screening or assessment requirements. In this review, we focus on challenges to achieving this ideal--along with potential solutions--at the level of patients, providers, the ED environment, and the larger health care system.
ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.05.030