Prediction of Suicide Attempts Using Clinician Assessment, Patient Self-report, and Electronic Health Records.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Half of the people who die by suicide make a health care visit within 1 month of their death. However, clinicians lack the tools to identify these patients.

Objective

To predict suicide attempts within 1 and 6 months of presentation at an emergency department (ED) for psychiatric problems.

Design, setting, and participants

This prognostic study assessed the 1-month and 6-month risk of suicide attempts among 1818 patients presenting to an ED between February 4, 2015, and March 13, 2017, with psychiatric problems. Data analysis was performed from May 1, 2020, to November 19, 2021.

Main outcomes and measures

Suicide attempts 1 and 6 months after presentation to the ED were defined by combining data from electronic health records (EHRs) with patient 1-mo

SUBMITTER: Nock MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796020 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature