Suicide research in the emergency department: screening, risk assessment, and interventions

Suicidal behavior among youth has increased significantly in the past decade, concurrent with a similar increase in youth presenting to the emergency department (ED) for mental health concerns. However, EDs remain, for the most part, unequipped to screen for, recognize, and address suicide risk in young patients consistently or systematically. Furthermore, ED clinicians (including pediatricians and psychiatrists) typically feel that they lack evidence-based methods to identify youth at imminent (compared to chronic) risk, to stratify risk, or to identify and access immediate interventions to mitigate risk.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Symposium 13 Source Type: research