@article{ref1,
title="Assessing and managing suicide risk in autistic youth: findings from a clinician survey in a pediatric psychiatric emergency setting",
journal="Journal of autism and developmental disorders",
year="2022",
author="Cervantes, Paige E. and Li, Annie and Sullivan, Katherine A. and Seag, Dana E. M. and Baroni, Argelinda and Horwitz, Sarah M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) and emergency department (ED) utilization are prevalent in autistic youth. The current study surveyed clinicians in a pediatric psychiatric ED to examine differences in attitudes on suicide-related care for autistic and non-autistic patient populations. While clinicians rated addressing STB in ASD as important and adaptations to care as necessary, less than half identified ASD as a suicide risk factor and confidence ratings were significantly lower for autistic patients. Previous ASD training predicted confidence and accounted for approximately 25% of the variance in confidence scores. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the urgency to develop and disseminate ED clinician training, and address the lack of validated assessment tools, adapted suicide prevention practices, and evidence-based treatments for STB in autistic youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0162-3257",
doi="10.1007/s10803-022-05448-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05448-8"
}