title: The collaborative assessment and management of suicidality versus treatment as usual: a retrospective study with suicidal outpatients.
abstract: The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) is a novel clinical approach used to identify, assess, and manage suicidal outpatients (Jobes & Drozd, 2004). The results of a retrospective study evaluating the impact of CAMS versus treatment as usual (TAU) on suicidal outpatients are presented. Patients in the CAMS treatment group (n = 25) resolved their suicidality significantly more quickly than TAU patients (n = 30). CAMS was also significantly associated with decreased medical health care utilization in the 6 months after the start of suicide-related mental health treatment. These results provide promising preliminary support for the effectiveness of CAMS and a foundation for prospective research.
authors.affiliation: The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. Jobes@cua.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jobes
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Drozd
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neal-Walden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires