Preventive Medicine Resources by Topic: Psychiatric Disorders

Suicide Prevention Resources

Emergency | Pediatrics | Clinical Guidelines | Miscellaneous Resources

• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 190. Suicidal Behavior: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Ed.: Table of contents
  • Screening for Suicide Risk: Access document
• General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual: Table of contents
  • Clinical Section: Table of contents
    • Suicide: Access document
• Virtual Office of the Surgeon General: Homepage
  • Library: Table of contents
    • Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, 1999: Table of contents
• National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association: Homepage
  • Suicide Prevention: Access document
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Homepage
  • Violence/Suicide: List of documents
    • Suicide in the United States: Access document
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 7. Mental Health Disorders: Table of contents
    • Chapter 102. Suicidal Behavior: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• E-Medicine Online Textbook: Homepage
  • Depression and Suicide: Access document

Pediatrics Resources   See also General Pediatrics Resources

• National Institute of Mental Health: Homepage
  •  Information for the Public: List of documents
    • Suicide Prevention: List of documents
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Homepage
  • Facts for Families: English | Spanish
    • Teen Suicide: English | Spanish
• HealthyMinds.org (American Psychiatric Association): Homepage
  • Psychiatric Disorder and Topic Information: List of documents
    • Let's Talk Factsý Brochures: Table of contents
      • Teen Suicide: Access document (PDF)
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 23. Children's Health Issues: Table of contents
    • Chapter 286. Mental Health Disorders: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Suicidal Behavior: Access document

• Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care: Homepage
  • Systematic Reviews & Recommendations: List of documents
    • Prevention of Psychosocial Illness and Disease of Lifestyle: List of documents
      • Prevention of Suicide: Table of contents
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Homepage
  • Practice Parameters: List of documents
    • Summary of the Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior (2001): Access document
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Suicide (Keyword search): List of documents

• National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus Health Topics: Index
  • Suicide: List of documents
• YAHOO - Society and Culture:Dealth and Dying:Suicide
  Additional Suicide Risk resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)