Suicide Screening, Risk Assessment, and Lethal Means Counseling During Zero Suicide Implementation

CONCLUSIONS: Six health systems that implemented ZS showed a high level of variation in the proportions of patients receiving suicide screening and risk assessment and lethal means counseling. Two opportunities emerged for further study to increase frequency of these practices: expanding screening beyond patients with regular health care visits and implementing risk assessment with lethal means counseling in the primary care setting directly after a positive suicidal ideation screening.PMID:38566561 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20230211

Source: Psychiatric Services - April 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jennifer M Boggs Julie Richards Gregory Simon Erika M Aguirre-Miyamoto Lee J Barton Arne Beck Rinad S Beidas Cambria Bruschke Edward T Buckingham Stuart Buttlaire Gregory Clarke Karen Coleman Jean P Flores Catherine Frank Robert B Penfold Laura Richardson Source Type: research