(November 13, 2023) A new study by Eric Ross, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, and colleagues found no benefit from hospitalization for some suicidal veterans, U.S. Medicine reported.
Eric Ross, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry
(November 13, 2023) A new study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, by Eric Ross, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, and colleagues found that hospitalization for suicidal veterans seeking emergency care immediately after a suicide attempt appeared beneficial, but that was not the case with those who had suicide ideation or whose attempt occurred more than a day before, U.S. Medicine reported.
The study team raised the question, “Can development of an individualized treatment rule identify patients presenting to emergency departments/urgent care with suicidal ideation or suicide attempts who are likely to benefit from psychiatric hospitalization?”
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