Screening for suicide risk in primary care: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
O'Connor E, Gaynes B, Burda BU, Williams C, Whitlock EP
Record ID 32013000753
English
Authors' objectives:
To systematically review evidence for the accuracy of suicide risk screening instruments, the efficacy and safety of screening for suicide risk, and the efficacy and safety of treatments to prevent suicide.
Authors' recommendations:
Suicide screening is of high national importance. It is very difficult, however, to predict who will die from suicide, and there are many inherent difficulties in establishing the effectiveness of treatment to reduce suicide and suicide attempts. Limited evidence suggests that primary care-feasible screening instruments may be able to identify adults at increased risk of suicide, and psychotherapy targeting suicide prevention can be an effective treatment in adults. Evidence was more limited in older adults and adolescents; additional research is urgently needed.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK137737/pdf/TOC.pdf
URL for additional information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK137737/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Risk Assessment
- Suicide
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address:
Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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