Managing suicide risk in research study participants
What should researchers do if they encounter a study participant who reports suicidal thoughts? UIC College of Nursing associate professor Susan Dunn explores this question as lead author of "Suicide Risk Management Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of Cardiac Patients Reporting Hopelessness," a paper published in the January/February edition of Nursing Research. Suicide is ranked as the 10th leading cause of death for all ages in the U.S. and can be identified through clinical resear...
Source: eurekalert.org