NCT01118156

Suicide Classification System

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a new standardized language for categorizing suicidal and self-injury related thoughts and behaviors can be readily adopted for use by mental health clinicians. Efforts also include developing a measure that can be used to help clinicians identify appropriate terms (e.g., behaviors) for specific patients.

Detailed description

In recent years, suicide prevention has received increased focus within the VA. This is in part related to concerns regarding the mental health and associated suicide risk of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom military personnel, and a recent study highlighting the increased risk of death by suicide for members of the veteran population. Suicide prevention initiatives could be greatly enhanced if a clinically feasible uniform language regarding suicidality and self-injury was readily available and adopted throughout the VA system. With this goal in mind, the Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS) and Clinical Tool were developed based upon the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nomenclature and VA VISN-19 MIRECC's work in this area. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a new standardized language for categorizing suicidal and self-injury related thoughts and behaviors can be readily adopted for use by mental health clinicians. Efforts also include developing a measure that can be used to help clinicians identify appropriate terms (e.g., behaviors) for specific patients.

Conditions

• Suicide and Self-harm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Education	75-minute training teaching utilization of new standardized suicide nomenclature

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-09-01
• Completion: 2010-09-01
• First posted: 2010-05-06
• Last updated: 2011-05-03

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States