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A suicide prevention advisory group at an academic medical center.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20486507     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During a 15-month period, there were seven suicides among patients who were in active treatment or who had been seen recently by providers in the Department of Psychiatry of Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. As a result, a Suicide Prevention Advisory Group (SPAG) was formed to identify possible causes and make recommendations aimed at improving the identification and treatment of suicidal patients. The group made 11 specific recommendations. No known suicides occurred during the 22 months after the implementation of the Suicide Prevention Advisory Group's recommendations.
Authors:
David Hough; Philip Lewis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Military medicine     Volume:  175     ISSN:  0026-4075     ISO Abbreviation:  Mil Med     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-21     Completed Date:  2011-01-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984771R     Medline TA:  Mil Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  347-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Outpatient Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Academic Medical Centers*
Adult
Aged
Female
Hawaii / epidemiology
Hospitals, Military*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Military Psychiatry / statistics & numerical data*
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Suicide / prevention & control*,  statistics & numerical data
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult

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