Patients who present to an emergency room for self-harm are routinely assessed for suicide, but relatively few are offered basic safety planning, such as how to restrict access to lethal means or connect with available social supports.
Investigators found that use of 64 unique suicide prediction models would result in false-positive and false-negative rates if implemented in isolation, despite their good overall classification.
The new law takes effect on August 1 and allows adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live to get a prescription for life-ending, self-administered pills that can be taken at home.
The Liverpool Adverse Events Profile questionnaire may be a useful tool for identifying people with epilepsy who may be at higher risk for suicidality.
The use of virtual patients for healthcare simulation is promising but requires educators to define appropriate roles of virtual patients in medical teaching.
An enhanced care program featuring scheduled in-person psychiatric visits for up to 12 months lowered the risk for relapse after a suicide attempt by 44% vs a single priority appointment within a week of an attempt.
