Citation

Ambrose AJH, Prager LM. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Clin. N. Am. 2018; 27(3): 387-397.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Suite 6A, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chc.2018.03.003

PMID

29933789

Abstract

Suicide is 1 of the top 3 leading causes of death in the pediatric population and a serious public health concern. There are evidence-based screening tools for suicide in the pediatric population; however, predicting suicide risks can be a difficult task. The emergency department is an essential source of mental health care for youths and can serve as an important opportunity for suicide screening and subsequent targeted interventions and resource management. More research is needed in emergency department-based screening algorithms and evidence-driven interventions in the pediatric population.

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Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent suicide; Emergency department setting; Pediatric suicide; Screening tools; Suicide evaluation