Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-Based Strategies: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The authors sought to identify scalable evidence-based suicide prevention strategies.

Methods

A search of PubMed and Google Scholar identified 20,234 articles published between September 2005 and December 2019, of which 97 were randomized controlled trials with suicidal behavior or ideation as primary outcomes or epidemiological studies of limiting access to lethal means, using educational approaches, and the impact of antidepressant treatment.

Results

Training primary care physicians in depression recognition and treatment prevents suicide. Educating youths on depression and suicidal behavior, as well as active outreach to psychiatric patients after discharge or a suicidal crisis, prevents suicidal behavior. Meta-analyses find that antidepressants prevent s

SUBMITTER: Mann JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature