Masatoshi Inagaki1, Yoshitaka Kawashima2, Chiaki Kawanishi3, Naohiro Yonemoto2, Tatsuya Sugimoto4, Taku Furuno5, Katsumi Ikeshita6, Nobuaki Eto7, Hirokazu Tachikawa8, Yohko Shiraishi9, Mitsuhiko Yamada2. 1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: masatoshiinagaki@okayama-u.ac.jp. 2. Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan. 3. Health Management and Promotion Center, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Japan. 5. Department of Psychiatry, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Japan. 6. Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Institute, Nara Medical University, Japan. 7. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, Japan. 8. Department of Psychiatry, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan. 9. Department of Psychiatry, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A huge number of patients with self-harm and suicide attempt visit emergency departments (EDs). We systematically reviewed studies and examined the effect of interventions to prevent repeat suicidal behavior in patients admitted to EDs for a suicidal attempt. METHOD: We searched the databases of MEDLINE, PsychoINFO, CINAHL, and EMBASE through August 2013. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials assessing the effects on repeat suicidal behavior of interventions initiated in suicidal patients admitted to EDs. Interventions in each trial were classified into groups by consensus. Meta-analyses were performed to determine pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of repetition of suicide attempt for interventions in each group. RESULTS: Out of 5390 retrieved articles, 24 trials were included and classified into four groups (11 trials in the Active contact and follow-up, nine in the Psychotherapy, one in the Pharmacotherapy, and three in the Miscellaneous). Active contact and follow-up type interventions were effective in preventing a repeat suicide within 12 months (n=5319; pooled RR=0.83; 95% CI: 0.71 to 0.97). However, the effect at 24 months was not confirmed (n=925; pooled RR=0.98; 95% CI: 0.76-1.22). The effects of the other interventions on preventing a repetition of suicidal behavior remain unclear. LIMITATION: Caution is needed regarding the heterogeneity of the effects. CONCLUSION: Interventions of active contact and follow-up are recommended to reduce the risk of a repeat suicide attempt at 12 months in patients admitted to EDs with a suicide attempt. However, the long-term effect was not confirmed.
BACKGROUND: A huge number of patients with self-harm and suicide attempt visit emergency departments (EDs). We systematically reviewed studies and examined the effect of interventions to prevent repeat suicidal behavior in patients admitted to EDs for a suicidal attempt. METHOD: We searched the databases of MEDLINE, PsychoINFO, CINAHL, and EMBASE through August 2013. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials assessing the effects on repeat suicidal behavior of interventions initiated in suicidal patients admitted to EDs. Interventions in each trial were classified into groups by consensus. Meta-analyses were performed to determine pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of repetition of suicide attempt for interventions in each group. RESULTS: Out of 5390 retrieved articles, 24 trials were included and classified into four groups (11 trials in the Active contact and follow-up, nine in the Psychotherapy, one in the Pharmacotherapy, and three in the Miscellaneous). Active contact and follow-up type interventions were effective in preventing a repeat suicide within 12 months (n=5319; pooled RR=0.83; 95% CI: 0.71 to 0.97). However, the effect at 24 months was not confirmed (n=925; pooled RR=0.98; 95% CI: 0.76-1.22). The effects of the other interventions on preventing a repetition of suicidal behavior remain unclear. LIMITATION: Caution is needed regarding the heterogeneity of the effects. CONCLUSION: Interventions of active contact and follow-up are recommended to reduce the risk of a repeat suicide attempt at 12 months in patients admitted to EDs with a suicide attempt. However, the long-term effect was not confirmed.
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