Citation

Kivela PD. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2019; ePub(ePub): 158346.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2019.07.016

PMID

31337600

Abstract

The American College of Emergency Physicians, as well as most emergency physicians, recognize that suicide is a national epidemic [1]. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for all ages combined [1], and from 1999 to 2016, suicide rates rose by 28% nationally [2]. Most patients have seen a physician prior to their suicide [3,4], and many of these patients have seen this physician in the emergency department (ED) [5-7]. In fact, “mental disorders” was the 9th leading diagnosis made in emergency department patients in 2015 [8] ...
Keywords:
Suicide prevention, Emergency departments, Systematic review

Language: en

Keywords

Emergency departments; Suicide prevention; Systematic review