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A General Systems Approach to Suicide Prevention: Lessons from Cardiac Prevention and Control
Author(s) -
Sanddal Nels D.,
Sanddal Teri L.,
Berman Alan L.,
Silverman Morton M.
Publication year - 2003
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.33.4.341.25227
Subject(s) - parallels , medicine , control (management) , disease , disease control , disease prevention , medical emergency , psychology , pathology , environmental health , engineering , computer science , operations management , artificial intelligence
The pathology of cardiac disease includes genetic, physical, biochemical, psychological, social, and environmental vectors. Factors contributing to suicide have been identified in these same areas. Survival from an acute cardiac event requires a systematized and multisectoral response. Communities that do not have systematized response capabilities to acute cardiac events have poorer survival outcomes. Suicide prevention and control may also be responsive to an integrated community response system. This paper examines the development of a community cardiac care model, explores potential parallels for a community suicide prevention and control model, and outlines a general systems theory framework for a suicide prevention and control system.