Adolescent suicide risk screening in the emergency department

CA King, RM O'mara, CN Hayward… - Academic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Many adolescents who die by suicide have never obtained mental health
services. In response to this, the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention recommends …

Identifying adolescents at highly elevated risk for suicidal behavior in the emergency department

CA King, J Berona, E Czyz, AG Horwitz… - Journal of child and …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The feasibility and concurrent validity of adolescent suicide risk screening in
medical emergency departments (EDs) has been documented. The objectives of this short …

Universal adolescent suicide screening in a pediatric urgent care center

A Patel, C Watts, S Shiddell, K Couch… - Archives of suicide …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this article is to describe the implementation of a 2-question suicide screening
tool in a pediatric urgent care center to identify patients at risk of suicide. Adolescents …

Assessment of selective and universal screening for suicide risk in a pediatric emergency department

JE DeVylder, TC Ryan, M Cwik, ME Wilson… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

Identification of at-risk youth by suicide screening in a pediatric emergency department

ED Ballard, M Cwik, K Van Eck, M Goldstein, C Alfes… - Prevention science, 2017 - Springer
The pediatric emergency department (ED) is a critical location for the identification of
children and adolescents at risk for suicide. Screening instruments that can be easily …

Asking youth questions about suicide risk in the pediatric emergency department: results from a qualitative analysis of patient opinions

ED Ballard, IH Stanley, LM Horowitz, EA Cannon… - Clinical pediatric …, 2013 - Elsevier
The emergency department (ED) is a promising setting to screen youth for suicide risk.
Patient reactions to questions about suicidal thoughts and behaviors during their ED visit …

Adolescent and parent attitudes toward screening for suicide risk and mental health problems in the pediatric emergency department

RM O'Mara, RM Hill, RM Cunningham… - Pediatric emergency …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate adolescent and parent attitudes
toward screening adolescents for suicide risk and other mental health problems in the …

Patients' opinions about suicide screening in a pediatric emergency department

ED Ballard, A Bosk, D Snyder, JA Bridge… - Pediatric …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective Understanding how children react to suicide screening in an emergency
department (ED) can inform implementation strategies. This qualitative study describes …

The importance of screening preteens for suicide risk in the emergency department

EC Lanzillo, LM Horowitz, EA Wharff… - Hospital …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of screening positive for suicide risk in a sample
of 10-to 12-year-olds presenting to the emergency department (ED). METHODS: Patients …

Adolescent patients—healthy or hurting?: Missed opportunities to screen for suicide risk in the primary care setting

DL Frankenfield, PM Keyl, A Gielen… - … of pediatrics & …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Context Adolescent suicide rates have increased dramatically in recent decades. Suicide is
the third leading cause of mortality among persons aged 10 to 19 years. Several official …