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Alternative Title:
Clin Pediatr Emerg Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2013.01.005
Personal Author:
Stanley, Ian H. ; Snyder, Deborah ; Westen, Sarah ; Ballard, Elizabeth D. ; Teach, Stephen J. ; ... More +
Stanley, Ian H. ; Snyder, Deborah ; Westen, Sarah ; Ballard, Elizabeth D. ; Teach, Stephen J. ; Kapetanovic, Suad ; Wharff, Elizabeth A. ; Bridge, Jeffrey A. ; Ginnis, Katherine ; Pao, Maryland ; Horowitz, Lisa M. ; Less -
Description:
Emergency departments (EDs) are important venues for detecting youth at risk for suicide. Children and adolescents who present to the ED and report a recent life stressor, such as stressors related to interpersonal relationships, may be at elevated risk for suicide. Utilizing data from three large, urban pediatric EDs, we examined the relationship between reported recent life stressors and suicide risk, as measured by the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Overall, youth who reported a recent life stressor were at elevated risk of suicide [adjOR = 5.43 (95% CI, 3.18-9.26)]. Importantly, however, this finding was tempered by the fact that 20% of youth who screened positive for suicide risk did not report a stressor. Thus, while the knowledge of stressors may provide useful supplementary information to a suicide risk assessment, the presence or absence of a reported stressor is not sufficient to determine one's risk of suicide. ED clinicians are advised to include direct questions about suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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Emergency Department
Recent Life Stressor
Suicide Risk
Youth

Source:
Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 14(1):35-40.
Pubmed ID:
23908600
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC3725560
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
K01 MH069948/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CE002129/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; R01 MH093552/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; Z99 MH999999/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ;
K01 MH069948/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CE002129/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; R01 MH093552/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; Z99 MH999999/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; Less -
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:79bbfa2ef69b5ea57497037c218855b06c8f1dd9f6474356325b209c29649f64
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