Suicide prevention and depression apps’ suicide risk assessment and management: a systematic assessment of adherence to clinical guidelines

Background There are an estimated 800,000 suicides per year globally, and approximately 16,000,000 suicide attempts. Mobile apps may help address the unmet needs of people at risk. We assessed adherence of suicide prevention advice in depression management and suicide prevention apps to six evidence...

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Published in:	BMC medicine Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 231 - 12
Main Authors:	Martinengo, Laura, Van Galen, Louise, Lum, Elaine, Kowalski, Martin, Subramaniam, Mythily, Car, Josip
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 19.12.2019 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Applications programs Apps Beyond Big Data to new Biomedical and Health Data Science: moving to next century precision health Biomedicine Care and treatment Chatbots Clinical practice guidelines Crises Crisis intervention (Psychiatry) Depression Depression, Mental Depressive Disorder - diagnosis Evidence-based medicine Guideline Adherence - standards Guidelines Health care Humans Management Medical screening Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental depression Mental disorders Mental health Mobile applications Mobile Applications - standards Mobile computing Mood Prevention Psychologists Quality assurance Research Article Researchers Risk Assessment Risk Management Safety Self destructive behavior Self-injury Suicidal behavior Suicide Suicide - prevention & control Suicide prevention Suicides & suicide attempts Telemedicine Telemedicine - methods Trustworthiness Telemedicine mHealth Depression Crisis intervention Mobile applications Suicide Suicide prevention Apps Crisis helpline
ISSN:	1741-7015, 1741-7015
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