Precision suicide prevention programme may help reduce the suicidality of males without known mental health problems

Commentary on: Fowler KA, Kaplan MS, Stone DM, et al. Suicide among males across the lifespan: an analysis of differences by known mental health status. Am J Prev Med 2022; doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.02.021. Implications for practice and research Developing suicide prevention tools targeting males without known mental health conditions (KMHC) may help reduce their risk of suicidality. Qualitatively exploring mechanisms of decisive suicidal behaviour among males without KMHCs may help develop their tailored suicide prevention programmes. Context Suicide is potentially preventable yet, contributes significantly to premature death, killing 43 375 people in the USA in 2018.1 Compared with females, males experience fewer known mental health issues,2 engage in fewer suicidal thoughts and plans and make lesser suicide attempts, yet use more lethal means, thereby more frequently killing themselves.2 This disparity is attributed to males’ relatively lesser help-seeking tendencies, more...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Health promotion and public health Commentary Source Type: research