Responding to Adolescents at Risk of Suicide: Implications of the Ideation-to-Action Framework

N C Med J. 2020 Mar-Apr;81(2):106-110. doi: 10.18043/ncm.81.2.106.

Abstract

Though suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents, it continues to be difficult to predict. Recent research has led to the development of the ideation-to-action framework, which provides a new conceptualization of suicide risk. The implications of this approach for assessment and intervention in medical settings are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide Prevention*
  • Suicide, Attempted / psychology