Suicide: Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Brenner, L. A., Davidson, Collin.L., Holliman, B.D., Grenco, E., Foster, J.E., Pease, J.L. (2016).
How Veterans Health Administration Suicide Prevention Coordinators Assess
Suicide Risk. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2011
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to evaluate if the practices used by Suicide Prevention Coordinators (SPCs), part of the Veterans Health Administration, are effective. The study aimed to detect what features the SPCs consider most concerning during their assessment of the veterans, how the SPC prioritize their cases and if the way they assess and prioritize are indeed effective in terms of preventing completed suicide.
Summary: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, taking over 41 000 lives a year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013) (as cited in Brenner et al. 2016). This makes suicide prevention measures immensely important. Veterans are at a higher risk for suicide on average compared to the rest of the population. According to the article, it is estimated that suicide rates among US Veterans is 35.1 deaths per 100 000, which is close to triple that of US …show more content…
This study was done on the prevention of suicide among veterans in the US, but it can easily be applied to all nursing fields. Screening and prioritizing people at risk for suicide or self-harm should be considered during all assessments of patients. This article relates directly to the United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF) National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG 15.01.01) for identifying individuals at risk for suicide. Being able to identify those people at most risk and prioritize possible interventions will help screen for and reduce the number of completed suicides which will move us closer to the National Patient Safety
Brenner, L. A., Davidson, Collin.L., Holliman, B.D., Grenco, E., Foster, J.E., Pease, J.L. (2016).
How Veterans Health Administration Suicide Prevention Coordinators Assess
Suicide Risk. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2011
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to evaluate if the practices used by Suicide Prevention Coordinators (SPCs), part of the Veterans Health Administration, are effective. The study aimed to detect what features the SPCs consider most concerning during their assessment of the veterans, how the SPC prioritize their cases and if the way they assess and prioritize are indeed effective in terms of preventing completed suicide.
Summary: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, taking over 41 000 lives a year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013) (as cited in Brenner et al. 2016). This makes suicide prevention measures immensely important. Veterans are at a higher risk for suicide on average compared to the rest of the population. According to the article, it is estimated that suicide rates among US Veterans is 35.1 deaths per 100 000, which is close to triple that of US …show more content…
This study was done on the prevention of suicide among veterans in the US, but it can easily be applied to all nursing fields. Screening and prioritizing people at risk for suicide or self-harm should be considered during all assessments of patients. This article relates directly to the United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF) National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG 15.01.01) for identifying individuals at risk for suicide. Being able to identify those people at most risk and prioritize possible interventions will help screen for and reduce the number of completed suicides which will move us closer to the National Patient Safety