Abstract
Guns are used in one out of two successful suicides in the U.S., and gun bans would be the most effective means of preventing youth suicide, researchers write in a literature review of effective and scalable prevention measures. However, these are not implemented in the U.S. Neither is follow‐up after a suicide attempt, which has also proven effective. Educational approaches and antidepressant treatment can help as well, the researchers write. Finally, training primary care physicians to recognize and treat depression can help as well, as can outreach to psychiatric patients after a crisis or discharge. Ketamine, which can help within hours, needs to be studied for its possibility to prevent suicide.
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