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The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality versus Treatment as Usual: A Retrospective Study with Suicidal Outpatients
Author(s) -
Jobes David A.,
Wong Steven A.,
Conrad Amy K.,
Drozd John F.,
NealWalden Tracy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1521/suli.2005.35.5.483
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , suicide prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , mental health , suicidal ideation , injury prevention , psychiatry , medical emergency , pathology
The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) is a novel clinical approach used to identify, assess, and manage suicidal outpatients (Jobes & Drozd, 2004). The results of a retrospective study evaluating the impact of CAMS versus treatment as usual (TAU) on suicidal outpatients are presented. Patients in the CAMS treatment group ( n = 25) resolved their suicidality significantly more quickly than TAU patients ( n = 30). CAMS was also significantly associated with decreased medical health care utilization in the 6 months after the start of suicide‐related mental health treatment. These results provide promising preliminary support for the effectiveness of CAMS and a foundation for prospective research.