TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The importance of screening preteens for suicide risk in the emergency department
JO  - Hospital pediatrics
A1  - Lanzillo, Elizabeth C.
A1  - Horowitz, Lisa M.
A1  - Wharff, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Sheftall, Arielle H.
A1  - Pao, Maryland
A1  - Bridge, Jeffrey A.
SP  - 305
EP  - 307
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of screening positive for suicide risk in a sample of 10- to 12-year-olds presenting to the emergency department (ED). <br><br>METHODS: Patients presenting to the ED were administered a battery of measures, including the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and the criterion-standard Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Answering affirmatively to any of the 4 Ask Suicide-Screening Questions and/or scoring above the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire cutoff score was considered a positive screen result for suicide risk. <br><br>RESULTS: The sample included 79 preteen patients. The overall positive screen result rate was 29.1% (23 of 79). More than half (54.1%) of patients presenting with psychiatric chief complaints screened positive for suicide risk, and 7.1% of preteens presenting with chief medical complaints screened positive. Of preteens, 17.7% (14 of 79) reported previous suicidal behavior. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Preteens think about suicide and engage in suicidal behavior at rates that warrant further study. Notably, 7% of preteens presenting with chief medical complaints screened positive, highlighting the importance of screening all preteen patients as young as 10 years old for suicide risk in the ED.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2154-1663
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2018-0154
ID  - ref1
ER  -