A new tool could have the potential to identify which suicidal patients presenting to the emergency department should be admitted to the hospital and which patients can be safely discharged, new research suggests. The investigators found that the Abbreviated Suicide Crisis Syndrome Checklist (A-SCS-C) “shows robust clinical utility and may actually reduce the limitations of relying on self-reported suicidal ideation to determine suicide risk,” the investigators found. study co-author Lisa Cohen, PhD, clinical professor of psychiatry, Carl Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, said Medscape Medical…
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High seasons, times of suicidal thoughts, attempts identified
Suicidal ideation peaks during the winter, but suicide attempts are more common in late spring and early summer in the early morning hours, new research shows. Additionally, findings from Harvard University’s Project Implicit Health also show that people are more likely to attempt suicide between 4 and 6 in the morning. “No research has demonstrated a peak of suicidal ideation in winter until our article,” said study researcher Brian O’Shea, PhD, assistant professor of social psychology at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Medscape Medical News. “Most people incorrectly…
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