Suicide Prevention and Follow-Up Services: A Narrative Review

Behrooz Ghanbari, Seyed Kazem Malakouti, Marzieh Nojomi, Kaveh Alavi, Shiva Khaleghparast, Behrooz Ghanbari, Seyed Kazem Malakouti, Marzieh Nojomi, Kaveh Alavi, Shiva Khaleghparast

Abstract

Previous suicide attempt is the most important predictor of death by suicide. Thus preventive interventions after attempting to suicide is essential to prevent reattempts. This paper attempts to determine whether phone preventive interventions or other vehicles (postal cards, email and case management) are effective in reattempt prevention and health promotion after discharge by providing an overview of studies on suicide reattempts. The research investigated in this review conducted from 1995 to 2014. A total of 26 cases related to the aim of this research were derived from 36 English articles with the aforementioned keywords Research shows that providing comprehensive aids, social support, and follow-up after discharge can significantly prevent suicide reattempts. Several studies showed that follow-up support (phone calls, crisis cards, mails, postal cards.) after discharge can significantly decrease the risk of suicide. More randomized controlled trials (RCT) are required to determine what factors of follow-up are more effective than other methods.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.

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