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Hill RM, Hussain Z, Vieyra B, Gallagher A. Reporting Ethical Procedures in Suicide Prevention Research: Current Status and Recommendations. Arch Suicide Res 2023; 27:1373-1390. [PMID: 36415164 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2022.2131493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ethical concerns frequently arise in suicide prevention research regarding participant safety and confidentiality. Despite a substantial literature on managing and navigating ethical concerns in suicide research, little attention has been paid to the reporting of ethical procedures. Furthermore, standard procedures for reporting ethical risk management procedures have not been developed. METHOD A review of the current literature was performed to examine the current state of reporting of ethical procedures within suicide research. Articles published in 2020 (N = 263) from three suicide-focused publications were screened and then coded (n = 131) to identify reporting of procedures for the ethical conduct of research and suicide risk management steps taken by the research teams. RESULTS The majority of articles reported ethical review or approval (84.7%) and reported the use of an informed consent process (77.9%). Only 28.2% included risk mitigation procedures. Of those 29.7% of those articles reported conducting risk evaluation, 66.7% reported resource dissemination, and 51.4% reported an intervention. CONCLUSION As empirical support for brief interventions accrues, suicide prevention researchers should consider establishing standards for the reporting of procedures to ensure the safety of participants with suicidal risk.HighlightsReporting suicide safety protocols helps ensure high ethical standards in research.Fewer than 1/3 of articles reviewed reported risk mitigation procedures in 2020.Standard procedures for reporting safety protocols in suicide research are needed.
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Khetarpal SK, Rengasamy M, Adebiyi O, Hsiung K, Wong S, Shulman J, Pizon A. Risk Factors and Clinical Correlates of Pediatric Serotonin Syndrome in Hospitalized Suicide Attempters. THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS: X 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympdx.2023.100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Krantz SM, Heerschap J, Balzen KM, Sachs R, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Stewart SM. Fearlessness about death and suicide planning predict lethality of adolescent suicide attempts during and following treatment. J Clin Psychol 2022; 78:1540-1553. [PMID: 35118642 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The rate of adolescent suicide attempt has increased drastically over the past 10 years. However, little is known regarding what predicts a more versus less lethal attempt, which is of critical interest to clinicians managing this at-risk population. We sought to extend the study of lethality in adolescents by exploring its relationship with two recognized risk-factors for suicide attempt: fearlessness about death (FAD) and suicide planning. METHODS Participants (N = 254) were administered measures of FAD and depressive symptoms upon entering intensive outpatient treatment for adolescents exhibiting suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Attempts made between treatment entry and 6 months following discharge (n = 47) were scored on a 4-point ordinal scale of lethality. The resulting continuum ranged from no attempt to attempts of low to moderate levels of lethality. RESULTS FAD and suicide planning distinguished between levels of lethality of future attempt at the bivariate and multivariate level. FAD's predictive relationship with lethality while controlling for age, sex, depression, and prior attempt diminished when suicide planning was covaried. CONCLUSION FAD and suicide planning significantly predicted more versus less lethal future attempts in our sample of adolescents in a clinical setting. Our findings suggest that FAD influences the lethality of a future attempt by promoting planning for suicide. More studies are needed to assess whether the brief FAD scale might be a valuable adjunct in the clinical management of youth with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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- Savannah M Krantz
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Division of Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Children's Health Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Division of Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Children's Health Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Children's Health Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Division of Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Children's Health Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Comparison of Suicide Attempts and Suicide Deaths by Jumping from a High Place in Korean Children and Adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18189513. [PMID: 34574436 PMCID: PMC8466057 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Jumping from a high place is the most common method of suicide among Korean children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the personal, family, and school life of Korean children and adolescents who chose jumping from a high place, among suicide attempts and suicide deaths, based on teachers’ reports. Data on suicide attempts and suicide deaths by jumping from a high place in children and adolescents were collected through the Ministry of Education in South Korea from 2016 to 2018. We compared sociodemographic variables, suicide-related variables, emotional and behavioral status, school life related variables, and variables related to family problems among suicide deaths (n = 262), actual suicide attempts (n = 50), and interrupted or aborted suicide attempts (n = 210). There were differences in educational stage (p < 0.001), place of suicide (p < 0.001), presence of suicide note (p < 0.05) and previous suicide attempt (p < 0.001) among the three groups. The total difficulty score on the Strength Difficulty Questionnaire of interrupted or aborted suicide attempts was higher than that of the other two groups. Our study suggests that the suicide death group tend to present fewer personal and family pathologies and better school adjustment than the suicide attempt group.
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