What Would It Take to Prepare Health Care Professionals to Work With Suicidal Persons?

• Autores: Eric D. Caine, Wendi F. Cross
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 108, Nº. 6, 2018, págs. 717-718
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the training of health care professionals to work with suicidal patients in the U.S. Topics include the lack of evidence regarding how well training programs prepare health providers for detecting and assessing potentially suicidal individuals and providing care or referrals, concerns of medical professionals regarding suicide screening and prevention, and the direct correlation between increased knowledge, enhanced attitudes and greater confidence in medical professionals.