title: Comparison of assessment and management of suicidal risk for acute psychiatric assessment between two state sponsored hospitals in England and Italy.
abstract: The risk of suicide is one of the most important risk factors looked into for acute psychiatric assessments that influences the management plan. The prevalence of suicide is on a rise across European countries; as a consequence, the different countries have created specific guidelines and policies in order to prevent suicides in the acute settings. These guidelines are based on both different cultural aspects as well as the different organization of the mental health system in the different countries. This paper wants to present the comparison between the guidelines of two European countries, England and Italy, in order to evaluate the systems, understand differences and common contact points. The different European countries could learn one from the other and a European shared point of view may be a way forward to create better understanding and preventing the risk of suicide across the population.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Liaison Team, East London Partnership Foundation Trust, London, UK, ranbir.singh@elft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Ranbir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verdolini
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agius
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quartesan
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D004739:England; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007558:Italy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010552:Personality Assessment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention