Changes After Emergency Assessment of Suicidal Patients: An Unexpected Outcome.
Rafael Ventura Rangel-MaloAlejandro Molina-LopezAlberto Jimenez-TapiaLeopoldo Alejandro Lopez-JimenezPilar Carriedo Garcia-MoratoCatalina Francisca Gonzalez-FortezaPublished in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2020)
These relative higher responses in clinical scales suggest a paradoxical advantage of ASR over NASR patients, suggesting a hypothetical phenomenon similar to "The Tortoise and the Hare" effect. However, it is not applicable for all ASR patients. Results suggest suicidal patients experience stigma from their families. Further research and public health programs for ASR at ED should be implemented.