Psychiatric News (8/31) reports, “Veterans at risk of suicide who do not list a contact for emergencies when creating a safety plan may be more likely to attempt or die by suicide within a year than those who list a contact,” and may also “be more likely to be hospitalized,” researchers concluded after they “examined data on 1,602 veterans who completed a safety plan between October 1, 2018, and July 8, 2020, using the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System’s electronic medical record system.” The findings were published online Aug. 30 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Lack of Social Contacts on a Suicide Prevention Plan Linked to Higher Risk of Suicide, Psychiatric News , August 31, 2022