Citation

Butcher HK, Ingram TN. J. Gerontol. Nurs. 2018; 44(11): 20-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Healio)

DOI

10.3928/00989134-20180907-01

PMID

30208188

Abstract

Suicide is a tragic, traumatic loss, and one of the most emotionally devastating events families, friends, and communities experience. Suicide claims more than 800,000 lives every year, and some of the highest rates of suicide in the United States and globally are among older adults. The purpose of this evidence-based guideline is to help health care providers recognize those at risk for suicide and recommend appropriate and effective secondary suicide prevention interventions. The information in this guideline is intended for health care providers who work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, out-patient clinics, mental health clinics, home health care, and other long-term care facilities. Assessment and preventive treatment strategies were derived by exhaustive literature review and synthesis of the current evidence on secondary prevention of late-life suicide across practice settings. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, xx(x), xx-xx.].

Copyright 2018, Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence.

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