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Screening For Suicide Risk In The Outpatient Electroconvulsive Therapy Population, Cerah Nagata
Screening For Suicide Risk In The Outpatient Electroconvulsive Therapy Population, Cerah Nagata
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TITLE: Screening for suicide risk in the outpatient electroconvulsive therapy population
BACKGROUND: Reducing risk for suicide continues to be a national hospital patient safety goal. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and suicide rates have increased 33% in the last decade. It has been found that 83% of those who die by suicide received healthcare services in their last year of life, thus healthcare providers are uniquely suited to play a role in identifying suicidality. The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a validated tool developed by Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, and the …