Medscape (8/26, Subscription Publication) features a transcript of a discussion on suicide prevention at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in San Francisco between Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Medical Director Dr. Christine Moutier. Dr. Moutier said science is “shedding light” on “what drives suicide risk and what really constitutes effective suicide prevention efforts.” She adds, “Once we know that there are effective treatments and system change that works, it is so important that we translate that science into clinical practice and scale it around the nation.” Dr. Moutier also advocates for safety planning for those with suicidal ideation, in which a doctor “teams up with the patient to help them identify their own warning signs and triggers for crisis and suicide risk, and it outlines a series of steps they can take.”
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