Telehealth approaches to suicide prevention: a review of evidences

Parallel Session : Multiple approaches to suicide prevention

This paper describes the development of the web-based Galatean Risk-Screening Tool,

A Review on the International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice

Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic review.

CONTEXT In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated. OBJECTIVES To examine evidence for the effectiveness of specific suicide-preventive interventions and to make recommendations for futur...

Health Technology Assessment of the Psychotherapy Effect on Prevention of Suicide and Self-Harm: A Rapid Review of Secondary Studies

Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, acute depression disorders are the second largest health problem in the world which can cause disability and imposes huge costs on individuals and societies. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of using psychotherapy in patients with depression for prevention of suicide an...

A scoping review of telehealth.

OBJECTIVES This scoping review of the telehealth literature over the past year was conducted to provide a snapshot of some of the current developments in the field. As with any scoping review, only a subset of papers was examined, and the rigorous methods of a systematic review are not applied. METHODS We surveyed selected dimensions of the current literature, specifically targeting telehealt...