title: [Suicide Risk Assessment in the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Depression in Colombia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Suicide is the most serious complications of depression. It has high associated health costs and causes millions of deaths worldwide per year. Given its implications, it is important to know the factors that increase the risk of its occurrence and the most useful tools for addressing it.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the signs and symptoms that indicate an increased risk of suicide, and factors that increase the risk in patients diagnosed with depression. To establish the tools best fitted to identify suicide risk in people with depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical practice guidelines were developed, following those of the methodmethodological guidelines of the Ministry of Social Protection, to collect evidence and to adjust recommendations. Recommendations from the NICE90 and CANMAT guidelines were adopted and updated for questions found in these guidelines, while new recommendations were developed for questions not found in them.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Basic points and recommendations are presented from a chapter of the clinical practice guidelines on depressive episodes and recurrent depressive disorder related to suicide risk assessment. Their corresponding recommendation levels are included.
authors.affiliation: Médico psiquiatra, MSc en Epidemiología Clínica, psiquiatra de enlace, psicoanalista, profesor titular del Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, director del Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Psiquiatra de enlace del Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Director de GAI Depresión. Codirector del CINETS. Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: cgomez@javeriana.edu.co.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez Restrepo
authors.affiliation: Médica psiquiatra, Maestría en Epidemiología Clínica, profesora del Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Coordinadora de GAI Depresión. Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Adriana Patricia
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bohórquez Peñaranda
authors.affiliation: Médica psiquiatra, especialista en terapia cognitivo conductual y terapia dialéctico comportamental, experta temática del Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Laura Marcela
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gil Lemus
authors.affiliation: Médico psiquiatra, MSc en Farmacología, profesor titular del Departamento de Psiquiatría de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Delegado de la Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría. Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Luis Eduardo
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
authors.affiliation: Médica psiquiatra, MSc PhD en Epidemiología, profesora del Departamento de Psiquiatría de la Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García Valencia
authors.affiliation: Médica, residente de tercer año, asistente de investigación del Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bravo Narváez
authors.affiliation: Médica, MSc en Epidemiología Clínica del Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de la Hoz Bradford
authors.affiliation: Médico psiquiatra, MSc en Epidemiología Clínica, profesor titular del Departamento de Psiquiatría, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palacio
keywords: Clinical practice guideline; Depresión; Depression; Evaluación; Evaluation; Guía de práctica clínica; Riesgo de suicidio; Suicide risk