TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality versus Treatment as Usual: A Retrospective Study with Suicidal Outpatients
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Jobes, David A.
A1  - Wong, Steven A.
A1  - Conrad, Amy K.
A1  - Drozd, John F.
A1  - Neal-Walden, Tracy A.
SP  - 483
EP  - 497
VL  - 35
IS  - 5
N2  - The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) is a novel clinical approach used to identify, assess, and manage suicidal outpatients (Jobes & Drozd, 2004). The results of a retrospective study evaluating the impact of CAMS versus treatment as usual (TAU) on suicidal outpatients are presented. Patients in the CAMS treatment group (n = 25) resolved their suicidality significantly more quickly than TAU patients (n = 30). CAMS was also significantly associated with decreased medical health care utilization in the 6 months after the start of suicide-related mental health treatment. These results provide promising preliminary support for the effectiveness of CAMS and a foundation for prospective research.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2005.35.5.483
ID  - ref1
ER  -