title: Understanding the nurse's role in improving suicide prevention.
abstract: This article considers the role of non-specialist nursing staff in suicide prevention. It is not expected that such staff could or should undertake in-depth risk assessment or treatment intervention with suicidal individuals. Rather their importance is in identifying those at potential risk for suicide, and securing specialist assessment and intervention for them.
authors.affiliation: Tayside Substance Misuse Services, Dundee.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Littlejohn
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention