Psychosocial interventions for self-harm and suicide prevention in liaison psychiatry: an overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liaison psychiatry services play a central role in self-harm care and suicide prevention by providing specialist mental health input in general hospitals. Psychosocial interventions, including brief contact approaches (e.g., safety plans) and longer-term structured therapies (e.g., cognitive-behaviour therapy [CBT], dialectical behaviour therapy [CBT]), may reduce self-harm and suicide risk but their relevance and effectiveness within liaison psychiatry settings remains unclear.

Aims

To synthesise systematic evidence review on psychosocial interventions for preventing self-harm and suicide in liaison psychiatry settings through an umbrella review.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and CDSR (2013-2023) for systematic reviews evaluating i

SUBMITTER: Quinlivan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature