Review Study Suggests Brief Encounters With Healthcare Professionals May Reduce Risk Of Subsequent Suicide Attempts Among Patients Who Attempted Or Were Considering Suicide

MedPage Today (6/17, Hlavinka) reports researchers found in a meta-analysis of 14 trials that among “patients who had attempted or were considering suicide, brief encounters with healthcare [professionals] reduced the risk of subsequent suicide attempts and improved access to follow-up care.” The review studywas published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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— “Brief Intervention Tied to Lower Repeat Suicide Attempt, “Elizabeth Hlavinka, MedPage Today, June 17, 2020

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