Spoiler
Moutier C., et al. (2012). The suicide prevention and depression awareness program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Academic Medicine, 87(3): 320–6.
Educating the medical community to recognize and treat depression
Henricksson S., Isacsson G. (2006). Increased antidepressant use and fewer suicides in Jämtland county, Sweden, after a primary care educational programme on the treatment of depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 114(3): 159-67.
Rutz W., von Knorring L., Walinder J. (2000). Frequency of suicide on Gotland after systematic postgraduate education of general practitioners. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 80: 151-4.
Szanto K., Kalmar S., Rihmer Z., Hendin H., Mann J.J. (2007). A suicide prevention program in a very high suicide rate region. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 64(8): 914-20.
System-wide suicide prevention approaches: the US Air Force as a model program
Knox K.L., Pflanz S., Talcott G.W., Campise R.L., Lavigne J.E., Bajorska A., et al. (2010). The US Air Force suicide prevention program: implications for public health policy. American Journal of Public Health, 100(12), 2457-63.
Knox K.L., Litts D.A., Talcott G.W., Feig J.C. & Caine E.D. (2003). Risk of suicide and related adverse outcomes after exposure to a suicide prevention programme in the US Air Force: cohort study. BMJ, 327(7428), 1376.
Limiting access to means of suicide
Gunnell D. & Miller M. (2010). Strategies to prevent suicide. BMJ, 341, c3054. doi:10.1136/bmj.c3054
Anderson S. (2008, July 6). The urge to end it all. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.c...gewanted=print.
Media guidelines for reporting on suicide
Gould M.S., Shaffer D. & Kleinman M. (1988). The impact of suicide in television movies: replication and commentary. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 18(1), 90–9.
Gould M.S., Davidson L. (1988). Suicide contagion among adolescents. In A.R. Stiffman & R.A. Feldman (Eds.). Advances in adolescent mental health. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Personal follow-up interventions for suicide attempters
Fleischmann A., Bertolote J.M., et al. (2008). Effectiveness of brief intervention and contact for suicide attempters: a randomized controlled trial in five countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86(9): 703–709.
Motto J.A. & Bostrom A.G. (2001). A randomized controlled trial of postcrisis suicide prevention. Psychiatric Services 52(6): 828–833.
Other interventions to decrease suicide attempts
Beautrais A.L., et al. (2010). Postcard intervention for repeat self-harm: randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197: 55–60.
Carter G.L., Clover K., Whyte I.M., Dawson A.H. & D'Este C. (2007). Postcards from the EDge: 24-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial for hospital-treated self-poisoning. British Journal of Psychiatry, 191: 548–53.
Vaiva G., Ducrocq F., et al. Effect of telephone contact on further suicide attempts in patients discharged from an emergency department: randomized controlled study. BMJ, 332(7552):1241–5.
Targeted psychotherapy for suicide attempters
Brown, G.K., Have T.T., et al. (2005). Cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide attempts: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 294(5): 563–570.
Linehan M.M., Comtois K.A., Murray A.M., et al. (2006). Two-year randomized controlled trial and follow-up of dialectical behavior therapy vs therapy by experts for suicidal behaviors and borderline personality disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 63: 757–66.
Medication treatment for depression
Baldessarini R.J., Tondo L., Davis P., Pompili M., Goodwin F.K. & Hennen J. (2006). Decreased risk of suicides and attempts during long-term lithium treatment: A meta-analytic review. Bipolar Disorders, (8): 625–39.
Duman R.S. & Aghajanian G.K. (2012). Synaptic dysfunction in depression: potential therapeutic targets. Science, 338(6103): 68–72.
Guzzetta F., Tondo L., Centorrino F. & Baldessarini R. J. (2007). Lithium treatment reduces suicide risk in recurrent major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry, 68(3): 380–3.
Sondergard L., Kvist K., Lopez A.G., Andersen P.K. & Kessing L.V. (2006). Temporal changes in suicide rates for persons treated and not treated with antidepressants in Denmark during 1995-1999. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 114: 168–76.
Trivedi M.H., Rush A.J., Wisniewski S.R., Nierenber A.A., Warden D., Ritz L., Norquist G., Howland R.H., Lebowitz B., McGrath P.J., Shores-Wilson K., Biggs M.M., Balasubramani G.K. & Fava M. (2006). Evaluation of outcomes with citalopram for depression using measurement-based care in STAR*D: Implications for clinical practice. AM J Psychiatry, 163: 28–40.
Moutier C., et al. (2012). The suicide prevention and depression awareness program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Academic Medicine, 87(3): 320–6.
Educating the medical community to recognize and treat depression
Henricksson S., Isacsson G. (2006). Increased antidepressant use and fewer suicides in Jämtland county, Sweden, after a primary care educational programme on the treatment of depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 114(3): 159-67.
Rutz W., von Knorring L., Walinder J. (2000). Frequency of suicide on Gotland after systematic postgraduate education of general practitioners. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 80: 151-4.
Szanto K., Kalmar S., Rihmer Z., Hendin H., Mann J.J. (2007). A suicide prevention program in a very high suicide rate region. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 64(8): 914-20.
System-wide suicide prevention approaches: the US Air Force as a model program
Knox K.L., Pflanz S., Talcott G.W., Campise R.L., Lavigne J.E., Bajorska A., et al. (2010). The US Air Force suicide prevention program: implications for public health policy. American Journal of Public Health, 100(12), 2457-63.
Knox K.L., Litts D.A., Talcott G.W., Feig J.C. & Caine E.D. (2003). Risk of suicide and related adverse outcomes after exposure to a suicide prevention programme in the US Air Force: cohort study. BMJ, 327(7428), 1376.
Limiting access to means of suicide
Gunnell D. & Miller M. (2010). Strategies to prevent suicide. BMJ, 341, c3054. doi:10.1136/bmj.c3054
Anderson S. (2008, July 6). The urge to end it all. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.c...gewanted=print.
Media guidelines for reporting on suicide
Gould M.S., Shaffer D. & Kleinman M. (1988). The impact of suicide in television movies: replication and commentary. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 18(1), 90–9.
Gould M.S., Davidson L. (1988). Suicide contagion among adolescents. In A.R. Stiffman & R.A. Feldman (Eds.). Advances in adolescent mental health. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Personal follow-up interventions for suicide attempters
Fleischmann A., Bertolote J.M., et al. (2008). Effectiveness of brief intervention and contact for suicide attempters: a randomized controlled trial in five countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86(9): 703–709.
Motto J.A. & Bostrom A.G. (2001). A randomized controlled trial of postcrisis suicide prevention. Psychiatric Services 52(6): 828–833.
Other interventions to decrease suicide attempts
Beautrais A.L., et al. (2010). Postcard intervention for repeat self-harm: randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197: 55–60.
Carter G.L., Clover K., Whyte I.M., Dawson A.H. & D'Este C. (2007). Postcards from the EDge: 24-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial for hospital-treated self-poisoning. British Journal of Psychiatry, 191: 548–53.
Vaiva G., Ducrocq F., et al. Effect of telephone contact on further suicide attempts in patients discharged from an emergency department: randomized controlled study. BMJ, 332(7552):1241–5.
Targeted psychotherapy for suicide attempters
Brown, G.K., Have T.T., et al. (2005). Cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide attempts: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 294(5): 563–570.
Linehan M.M., Comtois K.A., Murray A.M., et al. (2006). Two-year randomized controlled trial and follow-up of dialectical behavior therapy vs therapy by experts for suicidal behaviors and borderline personality disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 63: 757–66.
Medication treatment for depression
Baldessarini R.J., Tondo L., Davis P., Pompili M., Goodwin F.K. & Hennen J. (2006). Decreased risk of suicides and attempts during long-term lithium treatment: A meta-analytic review. Bipolar Disorders, (8): 625–39.
Duman R.S. & Aghajanian G.K. (2012). Synaptic dysfunction in depression: potential therapeutic targets. Science, 338(6103): 68–72.
Guzzetta F., Tondo L., Centorrino F. & Baldessarini R. J. (2007). Lithium treatment reduces suicide risk in recurrent major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry, 68(3): 380–3.
Sondergard L., Kvist K., Lopez A.G., Andersen P.K. & Kessing L.V. (2006). Temporal changes in suicide rates for persons treated and not treated with antidepressants in Denmark during 1995-1999. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 114: 168–76.
Trivedi M.H., Rush A.J., Wisniewski S.R., Nierenber A.A., Warden D., Ritz L., Norquist G., Howland R.H., Lebowitz B., McGrath P.J., Shores-Wilson K., Biggs M.M., Balasubramani G.K. & Fava M. (2006). Evaluation of outcomes with citalopram for depression using measurement-based care in STAR*D: Implications for clinical practice. AM J Psychiatry, 163: 28–40.
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