Impact of applied suicide intervention skills training on resilience and suicide risk in army reserve units.

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexa Smith-Osborne ◽  
Arati Maleku ◽  
Sarolyn Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Army Reserve ◽  
Suicide Intervention

Assessment of Suicide-related Knowledge and Skills in a Sample of Health Professionals and Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S300-S301
Author(s):  
M. Pompili ◽  
D. Erbuto ◽  
M. Innamorati ◽  
M. Migliorati ◽  
P. Girardi
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Suicide Intervention ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Suicide Intent ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Suicidal Patients ◽  
Suicide Awareness

ObjectiveAssessment of suicide risk is of paramount importance for proper prevention.AimsTo examine the association between gatekeeper training and suicide-related knowledge among a diverse set of health care workers (psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, and educators) and students enrolled in medical and psychological schools who took part in the world suicide prevention day 2015 conference.MethodAmong 223 participants who completed the assessment, 204 provided complete data for analyses. Participants were administered the applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST), a 13-item survey questionnaire to assess participants’ knowledge about suicidal behavior and comfort dealing with suicidal clients. There were 62 psychiatrists; 23 nurses, 51 psychologists, 11 educators, and 57 university students.ResultsAmong participants, 57.1% of the sample had experiences of suicide a patient (students were excluded from these analyses). Those who reported a suicide among patients (compared with others) less frequently answered that suicide risk is more alarming in older adults than youths. They also less frequently disagreed with questions asking if they had the training to deal with suicidal patients. Students more frequently answered correctly on the association between depression and suicide risk, and less frequently chose the correct answer on the seriousness of suicide intent in borderline personality disorder. Students also more frequently disagreed with questions asking on their suicide assessment skill.ConclusionsOur study highlights that differences exist when it comes to knowledge and skills related to suicide risk assessment both among health professionals and students. Our results also indicate that suicide awareness among these groups should be promoted.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of CalMHSA's Investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ashwood ◽  
Brian Briscombe ◽  
Rajeev Ramchand ◽  
Libby May ◽  
M. Burnam
Keyword(s):  
Skills Training ◽  
Suicide Intervention ◽  
Benefits And Costs

Identification, Response, and Referral of Suicidal Youth Following Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia J. Ewell Foster ◽  
Amanda N. Burnside ◽  
Patricia K. Smith ◽  
Anne C. Kramer ◽  
Allie Wills ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skills Training ◽  
Identification Response ◽  
Suicide Intervention

Suicide Intervention Trainees' Knowledge of Myths about Suicide

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Common Method ◽  
Suicide Intervention ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Commit Suicide

The responses of 70 trainees in suicide intervention to 10 Suicide Opinion Questionnaire items were evaluated for accuracy of their knowledge about suicide myths. Participants were Canadian adults (62 women, 8 men, Mage = 35 yr.) representing a wide variety of occupations and educational backgrounds. Analysis indicated knowledge for most items was high but less accurate for items concerning the most common method of suicide and suicide risk across the lifespan. Those trained in suicide intervention were more knowledgeable on four items than those awaiting training; they more frequently knew that most suicides are not triggered by an argument with a spouse, people who are depressed are more likely to commit suicide, a person whose parent has committed suicide is at greater risk for suicide, and that shooting is the most common method of suicide in Canada.

scholarly journals SafeTALK suicide training: An evaluation of attitudes and actions among medical students

Res Medica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
Brooke Wilson ◽  
Eva Neufeld
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Suicide Risk Assessment ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Suicide Intervention ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
Future Practice

Background: SafeTALK is a half-day gatekeeper training program on recognizing persons at risk for suicide and intervening appropriately. Primary care clinicians have been increasingly targeted for suicide intervention training; however, evidence surrounding the effectiveness of safeTALK is lacking, particularly among medical learners. The aim of this study was to assess whether suicide literacy and intervention skills were enhanced by safeTALK training among medical learners.Methods: Undergraduate medical students from an Ontario university were invited to complete an online survey regardless if they had taken safeTALK training as part of their curriculum. Suicide literacy was measured with the Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS) and intervention skills were measured with the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory (SIRI).Results: The majority believed that suicide risk assessment training was very important to undergraduate medical education. Although limitations were noted, this study did not demonstrate that safeTALK training significantly improved medical students’ suicide literacy levels or suicide intervention skills.Conclusions: A more comprehensive program including the epidemiology of suicide and mental health disorders in addition to intervention skills is recommended to ensure medical learners are equipped to dispel the stigmas surrounding suicide and offer the appropriate care and follow up to their patients in future practice.

scholarly journals Impact of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelyn S. Gould ◽  
Wendi Cross ◽  
Anthony R. Pisani ◽  
Jimmie Lou Munfakh ◽  
Marjorie Kleinman
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Suicide Intervention

Effectiveness of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in Lithuania

Death Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jurgita Rimkevičienė ◽  
Paulius Skruibis ◽  
Greta Padroštytė
Keyword(s):  
Skills Training ◽  
Suicide Intervention
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