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[P-14-01]A Systematic Review of Suicide Intervention Components to Manage Suicide Risk in Emergency Psychiatric Settings
Hoi Ting Leung, *Janine H.N. Ang (Institute of Mental Health(Singapore))
Keywords:
Suicide prevention,Emergency,Psychiatric setting
Background: Mental health needs have been increasing globally, including Singapore, with more reports of individuals expressing suicidal ideations. One such touchpoint is the Emergency Department (ED), which aims to assess suicide risk and stabilise individuals with active suicidal ideation. Apart from providing short-term suicide watch, EDs around the world have explored and implemented a variety of psychosocial strategies to enhance safety of patients after their discharge from ED. This current research hopes to answer three questions:1.What are the different suicide intervention/prevention components in emergency psychiatric settings?2.How are these components implemented?3.What are the outcomes studied?It is hoped that the findings from the review can inform ED efforts in managing suicide risk in emergency psychiatric settings. Methods:The study aimed to systematically review available scientific literature related to suicide intervention components in emergency psychiatric settings. A systematic literature search based on PRISMA model was conducted using two databases, PsychINFO and PsychARTICLES. Results:Following screening, 52 full text articles were eligible for review. Intervention components gleaned from the included articles mainly comprised suicide intervention programmes and therapy approaches. The key issues these interventions sought to target were reducing suicidal behaviour, improving repertoire of safety resources and confidence in resource utilisation, and augmenting family/social support. Discussions and Conclusions:The review reports findings to address the three research questions. In summary, EDs across the world have adopted intervention components based on established suicide intervention programmes and therapy approaches. These interventions were provided to both patients and caregivers through a variety of means and achieved positive effects.