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Suicide Prevention Shifts Focus From Predicting Risk to Limiting Lethal Means
Key Takeaways
- Dr. Paul Nestadt admits he cannot predict which patients will die by suicide within six months.
- Research shows suicide predictions are only slightly better than a coin toss and have not improved in 50 years.
- Nestadt advocates for means restriction, especially reducing access to firearms, as the most effective strategy.
- More than 28,000 people killed themselves with a gun last year, over half of all U.S. suicide deaths.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org