General - Suicide Prevention
- The effectiveness of crisis line services: a systematic review.
- Hoffberg AS, Sterns-Yoder KA, Brenner LA
- Front Public Health. 2020 Jan 17;7:399.
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Rationale for Inclusion: Systematic review of evidence on crisis hotlines for suicide prevention. 33 studies included. No conclusive evidence of effectiveness was identified.
CAVEAT: High risk of bias in included studies.
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- Comparison of the safety planning intervention with follow-up vs usual care of suicidal patients treated in the emergency department
- Stanley B, Brown GK, Brenner LA, Galfalvy HC, Currier GW, Knox KL, Chaudhury SR, Bush AL, Green KL
- JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 1;75(9):894-900.
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Rationale for Inclusion: Cohort comparison design study of safety planning intervention showed a 45% decrease in suicidal behavior and doubled attendance at mental health follow-up.
CAVEAT: Non-randomized
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- Counseling on access to lethal means (CALM): an evaluation of a suicide prevention means restriction training program for mental health providers
- Sale E, Hendricks M, Weil V, Miller C, Perkins S, McCudden S.
- Community Ment Health J. 2018 Apr;54(3):293-301.
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Rationale for Inclusion: Prospective evaluation of CALM training for mental health providers to counsel patients on lethal means restriction during times of crisis. Well received by mental health professionals.
CAVEAT: Did not assess suicide as an outcome.
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- Suicide prevention in an emergency department population: The ED-SAFE Study.
- Miller IW, Camargo CA, Arias SA, Sullivan AF, Allen MH, Goldstein AB, Manton AP, Espinola JA, Jones R, Asegawa K, Boudreaux ED, ED-SAFE Investigators
- JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Jun 1;74(6):563-570.
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Rationale for Inclusion: Trial of ED-based screening and intervention including discharge resources and post-ED phone calls decreased suicide attempts by 30%.
CAVEAT: Non-randomized, pre-post design
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- An evaluation of crisis hotline outcomes. Part 2: Suicidal callers.
- Gould MS, Kalafat J, Harrismunfakh JL, Kleinman M.
- Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2007 Jun;37(3):338-52.
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Rationale for inclusion: Used a standardized assessment to show effectiveness of suicide hotline in over 1000 patients.
CAVEAT: Excluded callers "too high risk"
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