Approach to adolescent suicide prevention.
Year: 2010
Type: review
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To provide family physicians with an approach to suicide prevention in youth. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: A literature review was performed using Ovid MEDLINE with the key words suicide, attempted suicide, and evaluation studies or program evaluation, adolescent. MAIN MESSAGE: Youth suicide might be prevented by earlier recognition and treatment of mental illness. Family physicians can and should screen for mental illness in youth; there are many diagnostic and treatment resources available to assist with this. CONCLUSION: Earlier detection and treatment of mental illness are the most important ways family physicians can reduce morbidity and mortality for youth who are contemplating suicide.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Marcia Kostenuik, Mohana Ratnapalan
Institution: Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2125432238