1. Suicide prevention: are we doing enough?
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Alys Cole-King, Helen Williams, Stephen Platt, and Victoria Parker
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business.industry ,Psychological intervention ,Poison control ,Human factors and ergonomics ,medicine.disease ,Affect (psychology) ,Suicide prevention ,humanities ,Occupational safety and health ,030227 psychiatry ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,0302 clinical medicine ,Nursing ,Paradigm shift ,Injury prevention ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Medical emergency ,business - Abstract
SummaryHealthcare professionals require an understanding of how the behaviour and characteristics of both patients and assessors can affect suicide risk identification and response. This article reviews the literature on how we currently assess suicide risk and considers the need for a paradigm shift in how healthcare professionals engage with and assess suicidal patients. It also reviews some of the evidence base for interventions to mitigate the risk of suicide and promotes pragmatic and compassionate interventions.
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- 2013
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