Suicide prevention and depression apps’ suicide risk assessment and management: a systematic assessment of adherence to clinical guidelines

Suicide prevention and depression apps’ suicide risk assessment and management: a systematic assessment of adherence to clinical guidelines

Abstract Background There are an estimated 800,000 suicides per year globally, and approximately 16,000,000 suicide attempts. Mobile apps may help address the unmet needs of people at risk. We assessed adherence of suicide prevention advice in depression management and suicide prevention apps to six...

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Main Authors: Laura Martinengo, Louise Van Galen, Elaine Lum, Martin Kowalski, Mythily Subramaniam, Josip Car
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Suicide
Suicide prevention
Depression
Mobile applications
Apps
Telemedicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1461-z

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