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Volume 21, Issue 2

Suicide Preventive Interventions and Knowledge

April 2023

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From the Guest Editor

April 2023

Suicide Prevention Literacy: Bringing Effective Strategies to Life

Christine Yu Moutier, M.D.

Pages:115–116
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230004

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Reviews

April 2023

Implementing Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Strategies for Greatest Impact

Nadine Melhem, Ph.D.,
Christine Yu Moutier, M.D.,
David A. Brent, M.D.

Pages:117–128
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220078

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Suicide remains a leading cause of death in the United States and globally. In this review, epidemiological trends in mortality and suicide risk are presented, with consideration given to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A public health model of ...

April 2023

Brief and Ultra-Brief Suicide-Specific Interventions

Barbara Stanley, Ph.D.,
Beth Brodsky, Ph.D.,
Maureen Monahan, Ph.D.

Pages:129–136
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220083

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The rising rates of suicide warrant effective treatments that can quickly help stabilize suicidal individuals and prevent future suicidal crises from occurring. Across the past few decades, there has been a rise in the development of ultra-brief (1–4 ...

April 2023

Pharmacologic Approaches to Suicide Prevention

Sidney Zisook, M.D.,
Isabel Domingues, M.D.,
Jason Compton, M.D.

Pages:137–144
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220076

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Suicide is a leading cause of death that is often preventable. This article reviews the role of medications in treating suicidal behavior and in preventing suicide. For an acute suicidal crisis, ketamine, and perhaps esketamine, are emerging as important ...

Articles

April 2023

Screening and Assessing Suicide Risk in Medical Settings: Feasible Strategies for Early Detection

Lisa M. Horowitz, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Patrick C. Ryan, B.A.,
August X. Wei, B.S.,
Edwin D. Boudreaux, Ph.D.,
John P. Ackerman, Ph.D.,
Jeffrey A. Bridge, Ph.D.

Pages:145–151
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220086

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Early detection of risk is a key suicide prevention strategy. Given that most individuals who die by suicide visit a health care provider in the year leading up to their death, medical settings are ideal venues for identifying those at elevated risk and ...

April 2023

Systems Approach to Suicide Prevention: Strengthening Culture, Practice, and Education

Anthony R. Pisani, Ph.D., and
Edwin D. Boudreaux, Ph.D.

Pages:152–159
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220081

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Contemporary approaches to suicide prevention extend beyond an individual’s interactions with care providers to seek opportunities for improvement in the wider care system. A systems-based analysis can yield opportunities to improve prevention and ...

21st-Century Psychiatrist

April 2023

Clinical Considerations for Digital Resources in Care for Patients With Suicidal Ideation

Noy Alon, B.S.,
Sarah Perret, B.A.,
Rebecca Segal, B.A.,
John Torous, M.D., M.B.I.

Pages:160–165
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220073

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Smartphone apps offer accessible new tools that may help prevent suicide and that offer support for individuals with active suicidal ideation. Numerous smartphone apps for mental health conditions exist; however, their functionality is limited, and ...

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April 2023

A Culturally Informed Approach to Supporting Suicidal Minoritized Patients

Tami D. Benton, M.D.

Pages:166–167
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220077

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Communication Commentary

April 2023

When Prevention Is Not Enough: The Importance of Postvention After Patient Suicide

Dorothy E. Stubbe, M.D.

Pages:168–172
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230003

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Ethics Commentary

April 2023

Ethical Consideration in Dealing With Suicide in Different Populations

[email protected]Sutanaya Pal, M.D., and
Seetha Ramanathan, M.D., M.P.A.

Pages:173–177
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220082

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Bibliography

April 2023

Suicide Preventive Interventions and Knowledge

Pages:178–179
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021002

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Abstracts

April 2023

Suicide Preventive Interventions and Knowledge

Pages:180–181
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021008

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Influential Publications

April 2023

Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-Based Strategies: A Systematic Review

J. John Mann, M.D.,
Christina A. Michel, M.A.,
Randy P. Auerbach, Ph.D.

Pages:182–196
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021004

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Objective:The authors sought to identify scalable evidence-based suicide prevention strategies.Methods:A search of PubMed and Google Scholar identi- fied 20,234 articles published between September 2005 and December 2019, of which 97 were randomized ...

April 2023

Pharmacological and Somatic Treatment Effects on Suicide in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Samuel T. Wilkinson,
Daniel Trujillo Diaz,
Zachary W. Rupp,
Anubhav Kidambi,
Karina L. Ramirez,
José M. Flores,
Victor J. Avila‐Quintero,
T. Greg Rhee,
Mark Olfson,
Michael H. Bloch

Pages:197–208
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021006

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Background:Suicide is a public health crisis. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of psychopharmacologic and somatic therapies on suicide risk.Methods:A systematic search of MEDLINE for studies evaluating the effects of ...

April 2023

Practitioner Review: Treatment for Suicidal and Self-Harming Adolescents—Advances in Suicide Prevention Care

Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, and
Lars Mehlum

Pages:209–216
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021005

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Background:Suicide is a leading cause of death globally in youths, and suicidal behavior and self-harm are major clinical concerns. This article updates the previous practitioner review (2012) with the aims of integrating new research evidence, including ...

April 2023

Assessment of Selective and Universal Screening for Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Jordan E. DeVylder, Ph.D.,
Taylor C. Ryan, M.S.,
Mary Cwik, Ph.D.,
Mary Ellen Wilson, B.S.N., R.N.,
Samantha Jay, B.S.,
Paul S. Nestadt, Ph.D.,
Mitchell Goldstein, M.D.,
Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.D.

Pages:217–224
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021007

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Importance:According to National Patient Safety Goal 15.01.01, all individuals being treated or evaluated for behavioral health conditions as their primary reason for care in hospitals and behavioral health care organizations accredited by The Joint ...

April 2023

Existing and Novel Biological Therapeutics in Suicide Prevention

Joshua J. Griffiths, M.D.,
Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.,
J. J. Rasimas, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:225–232
Published Online:14 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.23021003

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We summarize outcomes for several pharmacologic and neurostimulatory approaches that have been considered potential treatments to reduce suicide risk, namely, by reducing suicide deaths, attempts, and ideation in various clinical populations. Available ...

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