Citation

Littlejohn C. Nurs. Times 2004; 100(46): 28-29.

Affiliation

Tayside Substance Misuse Services, Dundee.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Nursing Times)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15595481

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.