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National pathways for suicide prevention and health services research

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Ahmedani, Brian K., Vannoy, Steven·2014·American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context In 2012, the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's Research Prioritization Task Force (RPTF) released a series of Aspirational Goals (AGs) to decrease suicide deaths and attempts. The RPTF asked experts to summarize what was known about particular AGs and to propose research pathways that would help reach them. This manuscript describes what is known about the benefits of access to health care (AG8) and continuity of care (AG9) for individuals at risk for suicide. Research pathways are proposed to address limitations in current knowledge, particularly in U.S. healthcare-based research.Evidence acquisition Using a three-step process, the expert panel reviewed available literature from electronic databases. For two AGs, the experts summarized the current state of knowledge, determined breakthroughs needed to advance the field, and developed a series of research pathways to achieve prevention goals.Evidence synthesis Several components of healthcare provision have been found to be associated with reduced suicide ideation, and in some cases they mitigated suicide deaths. Randomized trials are needed to provide more definitive evidence. Breakthroughs that support more comprehensive patient data collection (e.g., real-time surveillance, death record linkage, and patient registries) would facilitate the steps needed to establish research infrastructure so that various interventions could be tested efficiently within various systems of care. Short-term research should examine strategies within the current healthcare systems, and long-term research should investigate models that redesign the health system to prioritize suicide prevention.Conclusions Evidence exists to support optimism regarding future suicide prevention, but knowledge is limited. Future research is needed on U.S. healthcare services and system enhancements to determine which of these approaches can provide empirical evidence for reducing suicide.

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Authors
Ahmedani, B. K., & Vannoy, S.
Affiliations
  • Henry Ford Health (US)
  • University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
Corresponding author
Ahmedani, Brian K.
Venue
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-09
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
S222-S228
ISSN
0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2095537440
Cited by
47
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U19MH092201)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (UH2AT007755)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
suicide prevention, research prioritization, health care access, continuity of care, suicidal ideation, suicide mortality, health system redesign, patient registry, real-time surveillance, health services research
MeSH terms
Suicide Prevention, Continuity of Patient Care, Data Collection, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Research, Humans, Suicide, Attempted, United States, Suicidal Ideation

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