Comparing Risk Prediction for Suicide Attempts and Deaths After Emergency Department Visits for Individuals With Mental Health Disorders
<b>Conclusions:</b> Although nonfatal and fatal suicidal events share predictors, their predictive strength and function differ. These differences underscore challenges in using models trained on nonfatal outcomes to identify risk of suicide death and contribute to the ongoing debate over whether suicidal thoughts and behaviors reflect a continuum of severity or distinct clinical pathways.
Authors
- Timothy Schmutte
- Sara Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7846-5727)
- Nathaniel J. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3948-7480)
- Ming Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8013-7274)
- Steven C. Marcus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7819-3824)
- Tony Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3707-3989)
- Mark Olfson
- Lyle H. Ungar
- Nicholas C. Cardamone
Institutions
- Boise State University (US)
- Mount Holyoke College (US)
- Yale University (US)
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.25m16070
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00