Development of mental health first aid guidelines for suicidal ideation and behaviour: a Delphi study Kelly, Claire M, Jorm, Anthony F, Kitchener, Betty A and Langlands, Robyn L 2008, Development of mental health first aid guidelines for suicidal ideation and behaviour: a Delphi study, BMC Psychiatry, vol. 8, Article number: 17, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-8-17. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads kitchener-developmentofmental-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 396.83KB 1 Title Development of mental health first aid guidelines for suicidal ideation and behaviour: a Delphi study Author(s) Kelly, Claire M Jorm, Anthony F Kitchener, Betty A Langlands, Robyn L Journal name BMC Psychiatry Volume number 8 Season Article number: 17 Start page 1 End page 10 Total pages 10 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2008 ISSN 1471-244X Summary BACKGROUND: Suicide is a statistically rare event, but devastating to those left behind and one of the worst possible outcomes associated with mental illness. Although a friend, family member or co-worker may be the first person to notice that a person is highly distressed, few have the knowledge and skills required to assist. Simple guidelines may help such a person to encourage a suicidal individual to seek professional help or decide against suicide. METHODS: This research was conducted using the Delphi methodology, a method of reaching consensus in a panel of experts. Experts recruited to the panels included 22 professionals, 10 people who had been suicidal in the past and 6 carers of people who had been suicidal in the past. Statements about how to assist someone who is thinking about suicide were sourced through a systematic search of both professional and lay literature. The guidelines were written using the items most consistently endorsed by all three panels. RESULTS: Of 114 statements presented to the panels, 30 were accepted. These statements were used to develop the guidelines appended to this paper. CONCLUSION: There are a number of actions which are considered to be useful for members of the public when they encounter someone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts or engaging in suicidal behaviour. These guidelines will be useful in revision of curricula of mental health first aid and suicide intervention training programs. They can also be used by members of the public who want immediate information about how to assist a suicidal person. Language eng DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-8-17 Field of Research 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920410 Mental Health HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30073746 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 09 Jun 2015, 12:48:55 EST Wed, 10 Jun 2015, 05:01:42 EST Wed, 10 Jun 2015, 06:28:44 EST Fri, 19 Jun 2015, 15:20:28 EST Fri, 19 Jun 2015, 15:21:22 EST Fri, 19 Jun 2015, 16:06:36 EST Fri, 26 Aug 2016, 15:54:43 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2016, 16:28:02 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 09:29:04 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2017, 10:41:34 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 49 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 24 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 09 Jun 2015, 12:48:55 EST

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