2001
Detecting Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of a Brief Screening Tool
Horowitz L, Wang P, Koocher G, Burr B, Smith M, Klavon S, Cleary P. Detecting Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of a Brief Screening Tool. Pediatrics 2001, 107: 1133-1137. PMID: 11331698, DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.5.1133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valueBrief screening toolScreening toolC-statisticHealth cliniciansPredictive valuePediatric mental health patientsSuicide riskCriterion standard assessmentPediatric emergency departmentCurrent suicidal behaviorMental health patientsEmergency department staffMental health cliniciansQuality improvement initiativesPositive predictive valueCross-sectional surveyMental health concernsClinical characteristicsPediatric EDEmergency departmentPsychiatric reasonsAdolescent patientsHealth patientsTriage nurses
1992
Recognition of Alcohol Abuse in Psychiatric Outpatients and Its Effect on Treatment
Silverman D, O'Neill S, Cleary P, Barwick C, Joseph R. Recognition of Alcohol Abuse in Psychiatric Outpatients and Its Effect on Treatment. Psychiatric Services 1992, 43: 644-646. PMID: 1601411, DOI: 10.1176/ps.43.6.644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related symptomsSuccess of treatmentAlcohol abuseAlcohol abusersPercent of patientsThird of patientsSubstance abuse treatment servicesMental health cliniciansPsychiatric outpatient populationSubstance abuse problemsGeneral psychiatric outpatient populationClinicians' failureOutpatient populationSuccessful treatmentClinical impressionHealth cliniciansPatientsTreatment servicesPsychiatric outpatientsRoutine useScreening ScaleTherapist ratingsAbuse problemsAlcohol problemsSignificant differences