TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Assessing and managing suicide risk in autistic youth: findings from a clinician survey in a pediatric psychiatric emergency setting
JO  - Journal of autism and developmental disorders
A1  - Cervantes, Paige E.
A1  - Li, Annie
A1  - Sullivan, Katherine A.
A1  - Seag, Dana E. M.
A1  - Baroni, Argelinda
A1  - Horwitz, Sarah M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0162-3257
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05448-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -