Suicide Assessment and Intervention
Friday's Progress Notes - February 21, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 3
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CONTENTS
1. National strategy for suicide prevention
2. Suicide risk assessment
3. Evaluation of patients with suicidal ideation
4. Suicide in America
5. Identifying adolescents at risk for suicide
6. Medication for depression
7. Antidepressants
8. Cognitive behavioral therapy
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Dear Colleagues,
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 30,000 deaths in the US each year and almost 1 million deaths annually world-wide. In the US suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people 14-24 years of age. The highest suicide rates of any age group occur among persons aged 65 and older.
Suicide rates are particularly high among persons with bipolar disorder, particularly at the time of the switch from depression to mania or vice versa, schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, major depression, and substance-induced depression.
Today's newsletter provides information about this serious public health problem.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention:
Goals and Objectives for Action
This document outlines our nation's strategy to prevent suicide.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/
2. SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care
Suicidal patients often visit their primary care providers within days or weeks of taking their lives. This fact suggests the primary care setting would present an excellent opportunity for suicide prevention.
http://www.sprc.org/pctoolkit/index.asp
3. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal ideation warrants thorough evaluation--both when suicidality is expressed as well as periodically thereafter.
4. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Suicide in American
Around 30,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States. More people die by suicide each year than by homicide.
5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
This statement assists health care providers in the identification and management of the adolescent at risk for suicide.
http://www.aap.org/policy/re9928.html
6. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Medication for Depression
Depression is commonly treated with antidepressant medications. Antidepressants work to balance some of the natural chemicals in our brains.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness_depression.html
7. DEPRESSION HELP RESOURCE
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Antidepressants
Antidepressants are prescription drugs used to treat depression and a variety of other psychological conditions such as anxiety, panic, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/antidepressants.html
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders and other problems such as anger, fears, procrastination as well as improve confidence and relationships.
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