Prediction of Suicide Attempts and Suicide-Related Events Among Adolescents Seen in Emergency Departments.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Screening adolescents in emergency departments (EDs) for suicidal risk is a recommended strategy for suicide prevention. Comparing screening measures on predictive validity could guide ED clinicians in choosing a screening tool.

Objective

To compare the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) instrument with the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY) instrument for the prediction of suicidal behavior among adolescents seen in EDs, across demographic and clinical strata.

Design, setting, and participants

The Emergency Department Study for Teens at Risk for Suicide is a prospective, random-series, multicenter cohort study that recruited adolescents, oversampled for those with psychiatric symptoms, who presented to the ED from July 24, 2017, thr

SUBMITTER: Brent DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932829 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature