Predicting 3-month risk for adolescent suicide attempts among pediatric emergency department patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of adolescent suicide is rising in the United States, yet we have limited information regarding short-term prediction of suicide attempts. Our aim was to identify predictors of suicide attempts within 3-months of an emergency department (ED) visit.

Methods

Adolescents, ages 12-17, seeking health care at 13 pediatric EDs (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network) and one Indian Health Service Hospital in the United States were consecutively recruited. Among 10,664 approached patients, 6,448 (60%) were enrolled and completed a suicide risk survey. A subset of participants (n = 2,897) was assigned to a 3-month telephone follow-up, and 2,104 participants completed this follow-up (73% retention). Our primary outcome was a suicide attempt between

SUBMITTER: King CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6742557 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature