Adolescent Suicide—Understanding Unique Risks and Opportunities for Trauma Centers to Recognize, Intervene, and Prevent a Leading Cause of Death

• Published in: Current trauma reports Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 41 - 53
• Main Authors: Hink, Ashley B., Killings, Xzavier, Bhatt, Apurva, Ridings, Leigh E., Andrews, Annie Lintzenich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Intensive; Intentional Violence (S Bonne and M Crandall; Intentional Violence (S Bonne and M Crandall, Section Editors); Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Rehabilitation; Section Editors; Surgery; Topical collection on Intentional Violence; Traumatic Surgery; Pediatric firearm injury; Pediatric trauma; Adolescent suicide; Suicide prevention; Mental illness in traumatic injury; Post-traumatic stress disorder

Purpose of Review This provides up-to-date epidemiology of adolescent suicide and risk factors for suicide and highlights the overlap of risks for suicide and injury. It reviews signs and symptoms, and the up-to-date evidence on screening for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicid...