Improving Emergency Department Care for Suicidality in Autism: Perspectives from Autistic Youth, Caregivers, and Clinicians
Cervantes P, Palinkas L, Conlon G, Richards-Rachlin S, Sullivan K, Baroni A, Horwitz S. Improving Emergency Department Care for Suicidality in Autism: Perspectives from Autistic Youth, Caregivers, and Clinicians. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-14. PMID: 38819705, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06364-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentSuicide risk assessment toolsEmergency department careSuicide risk screeningSuicide riskNon-autistic youthAutistic youthRisk assessment toolSemi-structured interviewsED careImprove careProviding careED settingRisk screeningFamily involvementParticipants' perspectivesCareSelf-harmAssessment toolSystem issuesAutistic patientsDevelopment of recommendationsPilot studyCaregiversSuicidal ideationPerspectives from the Autism Community on the Potential Utility of a Novel Measure of Suicide Risk and Mental Health Symptoms for Autistic Youth: A Pilot Study
Cervantes P, Gibbons R, Palinkas L, Conlon G, Horwitz S. Perspectives from the Autism Community on the Potential Utility of a Novel Measure of Suicide Risk and Mental Health Symptoms for Autistic Youth: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities 2024, 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s10882-024-09963-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health symptomsAutistic youthHealth symptomsSuicide risk screening toolSuicide riskRisk screening toolMeasures of suicide riskExperience of suicidePilot studyMeasures of suicidalityAutism communityNon-autistic populationSpecialist cliniciansGeneral populationScreening toolEndorsed problemsCommunity membersAutistic individualsAdaptive testingAutismSuicideYouthPopulationRiskPilotIdentification of Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Setting: Comparing the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and the Kiddie-Computerized Adaptive Test-Suicide Scale
Cervantes P, Gibbons R, Seag D, Baroni A, Li A, Horwitz S. Identification of Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Setting: Comparing the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and the Kiddie-Computerized Adaptive Test-Suicide Scale. Evidence-Based Practice In Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2024, 9: 561-574. DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2024.2303778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsk Suicide-Screening QuestionsPsychiatric emergency settingSuicide risk screeningSuicide riskEmergency departmentRisk screeningPresence of suicide riskIdentification of suicide riskLower symptom levelsCases of disagreementImplementation of mental health screeningSample of participantsMental health screeningMental health domainsEmergency settingSymptom levelsInternalizing disordersPsychiatric symptomsCharacteristics of youthIdentifying youthCaregiver reportsEducational accommodationsHealth screeningHealth domainsReal-world settings