Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 05/20/2014 08:00 AM EDT

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final Recommendation Statement on screening for suicide risk in adolescents, adults, and older adults in primary care. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go tohttp://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/suicide/suicidefinalrs.htm. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation in plain language is available herehttp://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/suicide/suicidefinalfact.pdf. The final Recommendation Statement can also be found in the May 20, 2014 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.