TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Predicting and preventing suicide: do we know enough to do either?
JO  - Harvard review of psychiatry
A1  - Paris, J.
SP  - 233
EP  - 240
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
N2  - In population studies, many risk factors are associated with suicide completion. Yet we cannot accurately predict whether any individual patient will die by suicide. Completers are a distinct population from attempters and do not necessarily present for treatment by mental health professionals. Research on suicide prevention has yielded some promising findings but has not shown that interventions produce definitive results. The strongest evidence for successful prevention derives from reducing access to means. A population-based strategy may be more effective than a high-risk strategy focusing on patients with suicidal ideas or attempts. Much more research is needed before developing effective suicide prevention programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1067-3229
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10673220600968662
ID  - ref1
ER  -