3.49 Identification of and Response to Suicide in a Fellow Outpatient Clinic

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for individuals ages 10 to 24 years. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, combined. Each day in our nation, there is an average of more than 3470 suicide attempts by young adults attending high school. The main objectives of our literature review are to highlight the importance of recognizing postdischarge period in patients at risk of suicide, critically analyzing the risk and protective factors to formulate an individualized safety plan during transition, and creating a model of response to suicide in a child fellow clinic.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research