Clinician Suicide Risk Assessment for Prediction of Suicide Attempt in a Large Health Care System.

Journal: JAMA psychiatry
Published Date:

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Clinical practice guidelines recommend suicide risk screening and assessment across behavioral health settings. The predictive accuracy of real-world clinician assessments for stratifying patients by risk of future suicidal behavior, however, remains understudied.

Authors

  • Kate H Bentley
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA.
  • Chris J Kennedy
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Pratik N Khadse
    Center for Precision Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Jasmin R Brooks Stephens
    Center for Precision Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Emily M Madsen
    Center for Precision Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Matthew J Flics
    Center for Precision Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Hyunjoon Lee
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.
  • Jordan W Smoller
  • Taylor A Burke
    Temple University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: taylor.burke@temple.edu.