Title
Clinician Experience and Attitudes Toward Safety Planning with Adolescents At Risk for Suicide
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-3-2019
Journal / Book Title
Archives of suicide research
Abstract
This study examined clinician experiences and attitudes toward safety planning in a large urban pediatric psychiatry department serving primarily Latino youth. A total of 46 clinicians completed a survey assessing their experience with and attitudes toward safety planning with adolescents at-risk for suicide. The majority of clinicians were female (78%), non-Latino White (54%), and aged 30–39 (52%). Clinicians’ attitudes were largely positive (M = 3.69 SD = 0.47, Range = 2.42–4.42). However, many clinicians (n = 24) were not convinced that safety planning reduces the imminent risk of suicidal behavior in patients. This study provides more depth to our understanding of the way in which safety planning is perceived by clinicians.
DOI
10.1080/13811118.2018.1456382
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Reyes-Portillo, Jazmin; McGlinchey, Eleanor L.; Toso-Salman, Josefina; Chin, Erica M.; Fisher, Prudence W.; and Mufson, Laura, "Clinician Experience and Attitudes Toward Safety Planning with Adolescents At Risk for Suicide" (2019). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 136.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/136
Published Citation
Reyes-Portillo, J. A., McGlinchey, E. L., Toso-Salman, J., Chin, E. M., Fisher, P. W., & Mufson, L. (2019). Clinician experience and attitudes toward safety planning with adolescents at risk for suicide. Archives of suicide research, 23(2), 222-233.