ArticlePsychiatry research2012
Warning signs for suicide within a week of healthcare contact in Veteran decedents.
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- Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment.Psychiatry research · 2021Article
- Using weak supervision and deep learning to classify clinical notes for identification of current suicidal ideation.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Which PHQ-9 Items Can Effectively Screen for Suicide? Machine Learning Approaches.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Acoustic and language analysis of speech for suicidal ideation among US veterans.BioData mining · 2021Article
- Developing and testing Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) to encourage help-seeking in adults receiving inpatient treatment for a suicidal crisis.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2021Article
- Family Members' Perspectives on Family and Social Support Available to Suicidal Patients, and Health Systems' Interactions and Responses to Suicide Cases in Alberta: Protocol for a Quantitative Research Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Family Members' Perspectives of Health Care System Interactions With Suicidal Patients and Responses to Suicides: Protocol for a Qualitative Research Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Correlates of suicide among veterans treated in primary care: case-control study of a nationally representative sample.Journal of general internal medicine · 2014Article
- Health care contacts in the year before suicide death.Journal of general internal medicine · 2014Article
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objectivesThis study examined warning signs for suicide observed in the final day(s) of life in Veteran decedents who received healthcare from Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (N=381), using data obtained from detailed chart reviews.
methodsVeterans who died within a week (7 days) of healthcare contact (18%) were compared to those who died later (82%). Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine differences in suicidal thoughts, psychiatric symptoms, and somatic symptoms as documented at the last visit, after controlling for demographic variables. A second multivariate regression examined whether the identified warning signs were also risk factors for suicide within a month (30 days) of contact.
resultsDocumented suicidal ideation, OR (95% CI)=3.46 (1.15-10.38), and psychotic symptoms, OR (95% CI)=2.67 (1.11-6.42), at the last visit increased the likelihood of suicide within a week of healthcare contact. Both variables also increased the odds of suicide within a month of contact.
conclusionsThe assessment of suicidal ideation is critical to identify Veterans at immediate risk. However, recognition of psychotic symptoms may also improve identification. In addition to indicating immediate risk, some warning signs may also suggest on-going risk.
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