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Published Online: 30 January 2020

Suicide Prevention in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Using the Evidence Without Losing the Narrative

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The rate of suicide among veterans continues to be highly problematic. The widespread adoption and mandated implementation of thinly validated and scripted assessment tools have the potential to increase clinician burnout and erode clinician-patient relationships without reaching the goal of reducing veteran suicides. While further development and widespread use of validated suicide prevention interventions are necessary, the need remains to guard against a reductionistic approach that may marginalize valuable patient narratives in the process.

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Pages: 398 - 400
PubMed: 31996117

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Received: 27 September 2019
Revision received: 19 November 2019
Accepted: 27 November 2019
Published online: 30 January 2020
Published in print: April 01, 2020

Keywords

  1. suicide
  2. self-destructive behavior
  3. veterans issues

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Mark B. Warren, M.D. [email protected]
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle (Warren); Department of Psychology, Boise Veterans Administration Medical Center, Boise, Idaho (Warren, Smithkors).
Leigh A. Smithkors, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle (Warren); Department of Psychology, Boise Veterans Administration Medical Center, Boise, Idaho (Warren, Smithkors).

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Send correspondence to Dr. Warren ([email protected]).

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The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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