A suicide prevention advisory group at an academic medical center.
During a 15-month period, there were seven suicides among patients who were in active treatment or who had been seen recently by providers in the Department of Psychiatry of Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. As a result, a Suicide Prevention Advisory Group was formed to identify possible causes and make recommendations aimed at improving the identification and treatment of suicidal patients. The group made 11 specific recommendations. No known suicides occurred during the 22 months after the implementation of the Suicide Prevention Advisory Group's recommendations.
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Psychiatry Outpatient Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA.
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention