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Suicide Prevention and Follow-Up Services: A Narrative Review

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

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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.

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  • Behrooz Ghanbari & Seyed Kazem Malakouti & Marzieh Nojomi & Kaveh Alavi & Shiva Khaleghparast, 2016. "Suicide Prevention and Follow-Up Services: A Narrative Review," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(5), pages 145-145, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:8:y:2016:i:5:p:145
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