Suicide is a leading cause of death for children and young people and its prevention is a global priority. Many Mental Health Services employ safety planning as a brief intervention. There is some evidence of safety planning effectiveness for adults, but little is known about its effectiveness with young people.
Ben Hannigan explores a recent systematic review exploring the prevalence, risk factors and interventions for suicide and self-harm in nurses and midwives.
With increasing workplace and home pressures for many, nurses can support colleagues through open, honest. In the BBC TV programme ‘This Is Going to Hurt’, hospital staff plant a tree in memory of a colleague who has died by suicide. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To uncover and understand the core elements of how nurses in psychiatric hospitals make contact with patients experiencing suicidal ideation.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
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Deaths by suicide during enhanced (constant or special) observation practice, while relatively rare, still unfortunately occur. There have been some high profile cases of inpatient suicides within mental health settings in Scotland, which has resulted in the successful prosecution of NHS boards. Despite the increasing complexity of illness experienced by mental health inpatients, observation practice continues to be the main intervention for suicidal inpatients. Studies suggest that observation practice has not evolved with contemporary mental health practice to incorporate the parallel emergence of therapeutic mental health interventions. This article reports on the progress and initial findings of a national quality improvement programme, commissioned by the Scottish Government, to transform the practice of observation in mental health settings and to revise the national observation practice guidance. This article describes a move away from ‘observation’ to a therapeutic, preventative and early intervention approach to patient deterioration, which aims to improve standards of care and individualised intervention for all patients, not solely those deemed at ‘high risk’.
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Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors at elevated rates compared to the general population. Hope‐engendering nursing actions may increase patients’ levels of hope for the future, improve coping self‐efficacy, and possibly reduce suicidality. Although nursing staff are integral ED treatment team members, little is known about nursing actions targeting hopefulness.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Harm‐reduction approaches for self‐harm in mental health settings have been under‐researched.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
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COMMENTARY ON: Walter F, Carr MJ, Mok PLH, et al. Premature mortality among patients recently discharged from their first inpatient psychiatric treatment. JAMA Psychiatry 2017;74:485–92.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Suicidality is prevalent worldwide, particularly in people who access mental health services. The quality of therapeutic alliance between people with mental health difficulties and staff has been associated with suicidality but only in community settings. Defeat and entrapment are correlated with suicidality and may mediate any relationship between alliance and suicidality. Therefore this exploratory study explored these relationships in people admitted to mental health wards. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
The attitudes toward suicide of emergency nurses may affect the care provided. However, the factors associated with these attitudes remain unclear. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Open access. Suicidal behaviour is frequent in psychiatric in-patients and much staff time and resources are devoted to assessing and managing suicide risk. However, little is known about staff experiences of working with in-patients who are suicidal.
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