Citation

Pickett ML, Krentz C, Nimmer M, Servi A, Schmitz A, Drendel AL. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.033

PMID

32641267

Abstract

In adolescents and young adults, suicide is the second leading cause of death [ 1 ]. Identifying adolescents with suicidal ideation offers the potential to provide necessary resources and prevent suicide before an attempt is made. Universal screening for suicide in the emergency department (ED) has been shown to be feasible and has found a twofold increase in risk detection [ 2 ], but can be difficult in already busy EDs. A quick, verbally administered, 4–5 question screen, the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ), was developed and validated for pediatric EDs to identify youth at risk of suicide, [ 3 ] but adolescents may be hesitant to confide such personal information verbally. Electronic survey delivery allows for discrete and private responses, increases disclosure of sensitive information [ 4 , 5 ], is as sensitive as verbal screening [ 6 , 7 ], and allows the ability to screen patients without expending valuable provider time.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Pediatrics; Implementation