Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Epidemiology of Suicide in the UK
3. Risk Factors for Suicide
4. Screening and Assessment Tools
4.1. The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS)
4.2. Suicide Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)
4.3. Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI)
4.4. Manchester Self-Harm Rule (MSHR)
4.5. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)
4.6. Other Assessment Tools
5. Machine Learning in Suicide Prevention
6. Mobile Applications for Suicide Prevention
7. Conclusions and Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Arowosegbe, A.; Oyelade, T. Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry Int. 2023, 4, 354-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint4040032
Arowosegbe A, Oyelade T. Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry International. 2023; 4(4):354-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint4040032
Chicago/Turabian StyleArowosegbe, Abayomi, and Tope Oyelade. 2023. "Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions" Psychiatry International 4, no. 4: 354-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint4040032
APA StyleArowosegbe, A., & Oyelade, T. (2023). Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention Tools in the UK: Current Landscape and Future Directions. Psychiatry International, 4(4), 354-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint4040032