@article{ref1,
title="Clinical decision making regarding suicide risk: effect of patient and clinician age",
journal="Death studies",
year="2015",
author="Berman, Noah Chase and Tung, Esther S. and Matheny, Natalie and Cohen, I. Glenn and Wilhelm, Sabine",
volume="40",
number="5",
pages="269-274",
abstract="To ascertain how patient age influences suicide risk assessment, clinicians (N = 262) read an ambiguous vignette about Bill (aged either 39- or 79-years-old), and subsequently rated Bill's suicide risk and hospitalization needs. Suicide risk ratings varied greatly and young clinicians rated Bill's suicide risk and hospitalization needs higher when he was elderly (79-year-old); whereas, older clinicians rated Bill's suicide risk and need for hospitalization higher when he was younger (39-year-old). The interaction between patient and clinician age may reflect a &quot;similarity&quot; bias, such that clinicians perceive those who are different (i.e., younger or older) to be at elevated risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2015.1128498",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1128498"
}