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VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide[144]

Published by:Department of Veterans Affairs; Department of Defense

Last published:2024

WHO mhGAP intervention guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings[222]

Published by:World Health Organization Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)

Last published:2019

Clinical practice guideline: suicide risk assessment[143]

Published by:Emergency Nurses Association

Last published:2017

Evaluation and management of children and adolescents with acute mental health or behavioral problems. Part I: common clinical challenges of patients with mental health and/or behavioral emergencies[88]

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2016 (reaffirmed 2022)

Identification, assessment and treatment planning for suicidality[145]

Published by:Risk Management Foundation, Harvard Medical Institutions

Last published:2002 (reviewed in 2014)

Guidelines for identification, assessment and treatment planning for suicidality[145]

Published by:Risk Management Foundation, Harvard Medical Institutions

Last published:2002 (reviewed 2014)

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