Health professionals’ attitudes towards suicide prevention initiatives, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15, Issue 7, Date: September 2008, Pages: 588-594
Abstract:
Preventing suicide can depend upon the ability of a range of different health professionals to make accurate suicide risk assessments and treatment plans. The attitudes that clinicians hold towards suicide prevention initiatives may influence their suicide risk assessment and management skills. This study measures a group of non-mental health professionals’ attitude towards suicide prevention initiatives. Health professionals that had attended suicide prevention education showed significantly more positive attitudes towards suicide prevention initiatives. The findings in this study further support the effectiveness of educating non-mental health professionals in suicide risk awareness and management.
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Filed under: Forensic Mental Healthcare, Self Harm, suicide | Tagged: consultation liaison nursing • education • risk man
