A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting
Introduction The incidence of suicide is much higher in people with mental health disorders, estimating that up to 9 out of 10 people who commit suicide suffer from at least one of them. For this reason, suicide is considered by many authors as the most serious complication of psychiatric disorders...
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| author | H. De Diego Ruiz M. De Matteis M. Mallo Caño I. Vicente Sánchez L. González Hernández |
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Introduction
The incidence of suicide is much higher in people with mental health disorders, estimating that up to 9 out of 10 people who commit suicide suffer from at least one of them. For this reason, suicide is considered by many authors as the most serious complication of psychiatric disorders. The literature and the experience of clinicians support the potential usefulness of specific measures and programs aimed at its prevention.
Objectives
Congruently, throughout the last decade, consecutive strategic mental health plans in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain, have included suicide prevention plans among their priorities, setting the objective of reducing suicidal behavior in the population of Madrid by implementing practical measures in the healthcare system.
Methods
In the presented work we aim to summarize the multidisciplinary therapeutic process in the context of this program and the results obtained during its years of experience.
Results
Retiro Community Mental Health Treatment Center launched a specific program in 2013 to meet these objectives. This initiative, that received the name PRISURE (Spanish acronym for Suicide Risk Prevention Program in Retiro), is an outpatient intervention program for immediate care, as the first appointment is scheduled within a week after referral. Intensive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary care is provided for patients with moderate to severe suicide risk.
Conclusions
All professional categories that work in the Community Mental Health Treatment Center actively participate. In parallel with clinical performance, these professionals also carry out coordination tasks with other entities that are dedicated to suicide prevention, as well as with patients’ and families’ associations.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-058aaed52c374081bd1d42cccc1deb7c2023-11-17T05:07:39ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S840S84010.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2175A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient SettingH. De Diego Ruiz0M. De Matteis1M. Mallo Caño2I. Vicente Sánchez3L. González Hernández4Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Institute Of Psychiatry And Mental Health, Madrid, SpainHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Institute Of Psychiatry And Mental Health, Madrid, SpainHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Institute Of Psychiatry And Mental Health, Madrid, SpainHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Institute Of Psychiatry And Mental Health, Madrid, SpainHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Institute Of Psychiatry And Mental Health, Madrid, Spain Introduction The incidence of suicide is much higher in people with mental health disorders, estimating that up to 9 out of 10 people who commit suicide suffer from at least one of them. For this reason, suicide is considered by many authors as the most serious complication of psychiatric disorders. The literature and the experience of clinicians support the potential usefulness of specific measures and programs aimed at its prevention. Objectives Congruently, throughout the last decade, consecutive strategic mental health plans in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain, have included suicide prevention plans among their priorities, setting the objective of reducing suicidal behavior in the population of Madrid by implementing practical measures in the healthcare system. Methods In the presented work we aim to summarize the multidisciplinary therapeutic process in the context of this program and the results obtained during its years of experience. Results Retiro Community Mental Health Treatment Center launched a specific program in 2013 to meet these objectives. This initiative, that received the name PRISURE (Spanish acronym for Suicide Risk Prevention Program in Retiro), is an outpatient intervention program for immediate care, as the first appointment is scheduled within a week after referral. Intensive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary care is provided for patients with moderate to severe suicide risk. Conclusions All professional categories that work in the Community Mental Health Treatment Center actively participate. In parallel with clinical performance, these professionals also carry out coordination tasks with other entities that are dedicated to suicide prevention, as well as with patients’ and families’ associations. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822021757/type/journal_articlesuicide preventionmultidisciplinary approachOutpatient programcommunity mental health center |
| spellingShingle | H. De Diego Ruiz M. De Matteis M. Mallo Caño I. Vicente Sánchez L. González Hernández A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting European Psychiatry suicide prevention multidisciplinary approach Outpatient program community mental health center |
| title | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting |
| title_full | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting |
| title_fullStr | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting |
| title_short | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Suicide Prevention in an Outpatient Setting |
| title_sort | multidisciplinary approach to suicide prevention in an outpatient setting |
| topic | suicide prevention multidisciplinary approach Outpatient program community mental health center |
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