13.2 suicide research in the emergency department: extant literature and future directions

Suicide is the second most common cause of death in adolescents and young adults. According to National Safety Goal 15.01.01, all individuals evaluated for behavioral conditions should be screened for suicide using a validated tool. Unfortunately, emergency department (ED) settings are often not adequately equipped to screen for suicidality and major psychopathology in children and adolescents. The goal of this presentation is to review suicide screening methods in the ED setting and present a novel ED screening approach based on computerized adaptive tests that are starting to be implemented in a large metropolitan ED.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Symposium 13 Source Type: research