Inpatient care for suicidal individuals should focus on evidence-based interventions rather than controlling approaches that have been shown to be ineffective. Surveys reveal a lack of adherence to effective suicide-focused practices within hospitals. These practices include safety planning and reliable post-discharge support. Furthermore, involuntary hospitalizations may increase suicide risk and all-cause mortality, suggesting that current methods for managing suicidal risk are often counterproductive. The importance of promoting effective interventions remains critical to improving outcomes for those at risk.
The fear that suicide risk evokes often leads to a controlling and carceral approach that is not effective. A reliance on such methods hinders the delivery of productive mental health support.
Survey data indicate that suicide-focused interventions are not reliably used within inpatient settings despite their proven efficacy in reducing suicidal risk through methods like safety planning and caring contacts post-discharge.
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