Factors influencing suicide risk assessment clinical practice: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Every year, suicide accounts for nearly 800 000 deaths worldwide. Appropriate risk assessment and intervention are imperative since evidence demonstrates that a large proportion of those who die by suicide visit health professionals prior to their death. Much previous research has focused on identifying patient-level risk factors that can improve the risk assessment process through scales and algorithms. However, the best practice guidelines emphasise the importance of clinical interviews and prioritise the clinician's final judgement. The purpose of this review is to (1) understand the clinician and organisational level barriers and facilitators that influence a clinician's assessment of suicide risk, (2) identify the types of biases that exist within this process and

SUBMITTER: Sequeira L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398626 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature