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Against a high-risk strategy in the prevention of suicide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Navneet Kapur  and
Allan House
Navneet Kapur*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Rawnsley Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Allan House
Affiliation:
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Standard approaches to the prevention of suicide have concentrated on the rigorous assessment and management of suicidal risk. Using deliberate self-harm as a specific example, we discuss the relative merits of this ‘high-risk’ strategy and compare it with a population-based preventive strategy. We conclude that a combined approach offers the best hope for reducing the rate of suicide, although it may not fit easily with medical models of care.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , September 1998 , pp. 534 - 536
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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