Suicide risk assessments
Examining influences on clinicians’ professional judgment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9055427 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Regehr (0000-0001-7814-7836, Institute of Social Work), Vicki Leblanc (0000-0001-5407-6420, University of Toronto), Vicki R LeBlanc, Marion Bogo (0000-0003-0261-0323, Institute of Social Work), Jane Paterson (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Arija Birze (0000-0002-1988-8383, 3M (United States)) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 295-301 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/ort0000075 |
| PMID | 26075316 |
| OpenAlex | W2186935626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 24 |
Professional judgment in complex clinical situations such as the assessment of suicide risk encompasses a multifaceted cognitive understanding of the substantive issues, technical expertise, and emotional awareness. This experimental design study investigated the degree to which the previous work-related experiences of clinicians and their preexisting emotional state influence professional judgment regarding acute risk in patients presenting with suicidal ideation. Experienced social workers and social work students conducted suicide risk assessments on 2 standardized patients performing in scenarios constructed to depict individuals presenting with suicidal ideation. This study revealed significant variations in clinical judgments of practitioners assessing suicide risk. While scores on standardized risk assessment measures were the strongest predictor of judgments regarding the need for hospitalization to ensure the safety of the patient, other influences included clinician age and levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Mental health clinicians and organizations that employ them should be aware of possible individual influences on professional judgments related to suicide risk
Cognition · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Risk assessment · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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Pediatric hospital screening for suicide risk in adolescents referred for maltreatment
Improving Professional Decision Making in Situations of Risk and Uncertainty
PTSD Symptoms, Vicarious Traumatization, and Burnout in Front Line Workers in the Homeless Sector
Suicide-risk implications in legalising medical assistance in dying for mental disorders
Social work, stress and burnout
The Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale
On the Clinical Validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Burnout Measure
Further Psychometric Support for the 10‐Item Version of the Perceived Stress Scale
The Impact of Clients' Mental Illness on Social Workers' Job Satisfaction and Burnout
Contact With Mental Health and Primary Care Providers Before Suicide
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The Impact of Event Scale
A Rating Scale for Depression
The reflective practitioner
Preparing for the Inevitable
Operationalizing Evidence-Based Practice
Impact of Patient Suicide on Front-Line Staff in Ireland
Vicarious Trauma
The next step
Risk assessment in context
Modeling the reliability and predictive validity of risk assessment in child protective services
Predictors of post-traumatic distress in child welfare workers
I'm So Stressed!’
Reporting Client Violence
Available Supports and Coping Behaviors of Mental Health Social Workers Following Fatal and Nonfatal Client Suicidal Behavior
Violence in the social work workplace
The measurement of experienced burnout
Overconfidence among physicians and nurses
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |