University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Screening youth for suicide risk in medical settings: time to ask questions
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine
Publication Date
2014-09-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adolescent; Age Factors; Child; Humans; Mass Screening; Risk Assessment; Suicide; Young Adult
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine | Health Services Research | Mental and Social Health | Preventive Medicine | Psychiatric and Mental Health
Abstract
This paper focuses on the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's Research Prioritization Task Force's Aspirational Goal 2 (screening for suicide risk) as it pertains specifically to children, adolescents, and young adults. Two assumptions are forwarded: (1) strategies for screening youth for suicide risk need to be tailored developmentally; and (2) we must use instruments that were created and tested specifically for suicide risk detection and developed specifically for youth. Recommendations for shifting the current paradigm include universal suicide screening for youth in medical settings with validated instruments.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.002
Source
Am J Prev Med. 2014 Sep;47(3 Suppl 2):S170-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.002. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American journal of preventive medicine
PubMed ID
25145735
Repository Citation
Horowitz, Lisa M.; Bridge, Jeffrey A.; Pao, Maryland; and Boudreaux, Edwin D., "Screening youth for suicide risk in medical settings: time to ask questions" (2014). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 671.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/671