TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Best Practice Elements of Multilevel Suicide Prevention Strategies
JO  - Crisis
A1  - van der Feltz-Cornelis, Christina M.
A1  - Sarchiapone, Marco
A1  - Postuvan, Vita
A1  - Volker, Daniëlle
A1  - Roskar, Saska
A1  - Grum, Alenka Tančič
A1  - Carli, Vladimir
A1  - McDaid, David
A1  - O'Connor, Rory C.
A1  - Maxwell, Margaret
A1  - Ibelshäuser, Angela
A1  - Van Audenhove, Chantal
A1  - Scheerder, Gert
A1  - Sisask, Merike
A1  - Gusmäo, Ricardo
A1  - Hegerl, Ulrich
SP  - 319
EP  - 333
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
N2  - Background: Evidence-based best practices for incorporation into an optimal multilevel intervention for suicide prevention should be identifiable in the literature. Aims: To identify effective interventions for the prevention of suicidal behavior. Methods: Review of systematic reviews found in the Pubmed, Cochrane, and DARE databases. Steps include risk-of-bias assessment, data extraction, summarization of best practices, and identification of synergistic potentials of such practices in multilevel approaches. Results: Six relevant systematic reviews were found. Best practices identified as effective were as follows: training general practitioners (GPs) to recognize and treat depression and suicidality, improving accessibility of care for at-risk people, and restricting access to means of suicide. Although no outcomes were reported for multilevel interventions or for synergistic effects of multiple interventions applied together, indirect support was found for possible synergies in particular combinations of interventions within multilevel strategies. Conclusions: A number of evidence-based best practices for the prevention of suicide and suicide attempts were identified. Research is needed on the nature and extent of potential synergistic effects of various preventive activities within multilevel interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000109
ID  - ref1
ER  -