2024
Suicide Risk Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Test Accuracy.
Lowry N, Goger P, Hands Ruz M, Ye F, Cha C. Suicide Risk Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Test Accuracy. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38356410, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-064172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide risk screening toolRisk screening toolAsk Suicide-Screening QuestionsNonpsychiatric medical settingsScreening toolMedical settingsSystematic reviews of test accuracySystematic reviewAccuracy of screening toolsTool's psychometric propertiesHealth care settingsStudy risk of biasSuicidal youthRisk of biasRobust evidence baseAdaptive screeningPeer-reviewed articlesCare settingsPediatric careMethodological qualityStratified resultsEvidence basePsychometric propertiesStudy heterogeneityMeta-analytic approach
2019
Depressed and suicidal patients in the emergency department: an evidence-based approach.
Chang B, Tezanos K, Gratch I, Cha C. Depressed and suicidal patients in the emergency department: an evidence-based approach. Emergency Medicine Practice 2019, 21: 1-24. PMID: 31033267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide riskAssessment of suicide riskCutting-edge interventionsZero Suicide modelLethal means counselingMental health crisisEmergency department visitsImplementation of safety plansPathology of depressionMental status evaluationBest-practice recommendationsEvidence-based approachPostdischarge contactDepartment visitsSuicidal patientsSuicide attemptsPharmacotherapy approachesSuicide modelsSubstance abuseEmergency departmentScreening toolDepressionHealth crisisClinical settingSuicide