The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality versus Treatment as Usual: A Retrospective Study with Suicidal Outpatients | Zendy

Jobes David A. | Zendy; Wong Steven A. | Zendy; Conrad Amy K. | Zendy; Drozd John F. | Zendy; NealWalden Tracy | Zendy

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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.

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