2023
Implementing Peer Specialists in Suicide Prevention Efforts in the Veterans Health Administration
Schmutte T, Krishnamurti L, Davidson L, Klee A, Bullock J, Panas R, Pfeiffer P, Chinman M. Implementing Peer Specialists in Suicide Prevention Efforts in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Quarterly 2023, 94: 311-319. PMID: 37278930, PMCID: PMC10424796, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-023-10034-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansPeer GroupSuicidal IdeationSuicide PreventionUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHigh-risk veteransSuicide prevention effortsPeer specialistsHealth AdministrationSuicide riskPrevention effortsVHA medical centersSuicide prevention interventionsHigh suicide riskPeer support specialistsMedical CenterPrevention interventionsPrevention coordinatorsTeam approachSuicidal thoughtsSuicide preventionUnderused interventionVeteransClinical directorsPeer supportAdequate trainingAdministrationClinical supervisionIntervention
2020
Association of Suicide Prevention Interventions With Subsequent Suicide Attempts, Linkage to Follow-up Care, and Depression Symptoms for Acute Care Settings
Doupnik SK, Rudd B, Schmutte T, Worsley D, Bowden CF, McCarthy E, Eggan E, Bridge JA, Marcus SC. Association of Suicide Prevention Interventions With Subsequent Suicide Attempts, Linkage to Follow-up Care, and Depression Symptoms for Acute Care Settings. JAMA Psychiatry 2020, 77: 1021-1030. PMID: 32584936, PMCID: PMC7301305, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent suicide attemptsSuicide prevention interventionsStandardized mean differenceDepression symptomsPrevention interventionsSuicide attemptsClinical trialsMean differencePatient self-report measuresMedical record reviewAcute care settingReduced depression symptomsPooled-effect estimatesEgger's regression testSmall-study effectsMental health careRandom-effects modelEffect sizeSelf-report measuresCochrane riskBias toolPrimary outcomeRecord reviewStudy inclusionOvid MEDLINE
2019
National study of emergency department disposition for high suicide risk geriatric patients
Schmutte T, Olfson M, Xie M, Marcus SC. National study of emergency department disposition for high suicide risk geriatric patients. General Hospital Psychiatry 2019, 58: 67-70. PMID: 30933688, PMCID: PMC6500465, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admissionEmergency departmentSuicide ideationOlder adultsPredictors of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort analysisArea Health Resource FileEmergency department dispositionMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersMost older adultsED episodesMedical comorbiditiesED visitsMedical morbidityGeriatric patientsPatient factorsRisk ratioMedicare claimsCohort analysisHigh riskPsychiatric unitUse disordersAdmission statusCurrent diagnosis
2008
Stemming the Tide of Suicide in Older White Men: A Call to Action
Schmutte T, O'Connell M, Weiland M, Lawless S, Davidson L. Stemming the Tide of Suicide in Older White Men: A Call to Action. American Journal Of Men's Health 2008, 3: 189-200. PMID: 19477749, DOI: 10.1177/1557988308316555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevention strategiesWhite menGeriatric mental healthPublic health problemOld white manElderly white menRisk age groupSuicide prevention initiativesAwareness of suicideOlder menHealth problemsAge groupsPrevention initiativesMental healthOlder adultsVulnerable populationsSuicideMenSuicide ratesLate adulthoodUnited StatesUnprecedented agingReality of suicide