Factors Associated With Revisiting the Emergency Department due to Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents

Key Points

A significant recurrence of suicidal behavior occurs within 6 months after emergency department visits.
Key patterns include switching from suicidal ideation to attempts among youth in crisis.
An observational analysis highlighted the need for improved mental health resources to address these behaviors.
Current findings suggest urgent need for better mental health support to reduce emergency visits.

Abstract

Conclusions: In our study, we found that a significant number of children and adolescents who come to the ED for SITB return for the same reason within 6 months. There is also a certain amount of switching between different types of SITB consultations, particularly from ideation to attempt. This should alert us to the significant recurrence of these consultations and the fact that mental health resources continue to be insufficient to address these behaviors.

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Granda-Beltrán et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75af4c6e9836116a21735 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.25m15814

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