Reframing the Key Questions Regarding Screening for Suicide Risk

Gregory E Simon¹, Julie E Richards^{1

2}, Ursula Whiteside³

Affiliations

¹ Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle.
² Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.
³ NowMattersNow.org, Seattle, Washington.

Editorial

Gregory E Simon et al. JAMA. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 20;329(23):2026-2027.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.7241.

Gregory E Simon¹, Julie E Richards^{1

2}, Ursula Whiteside³

¹ Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle.
² Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.
³ NowMattersNow.org, Seattle, Washington.

No abstract available

Comment on

Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
US Preventive Services Task Force; Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Silverstein M, Chelmow D, Coker TR, Davidson KW, Davis EM, Donahue KE, Jaén CR, Li L, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Rao G, Ruiz JM, Stevermer JJ, Tsevat J, Underwood SM, Wong JB. US Preventive Services Task Force, et al. JAMA. 2023 Jun 20;329(23):2057-2067. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.9297. JAMA. 2023. PMID: 37338872

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