{"title":"[When Suicidal Thoughts Persist - Experiences of Outpatient Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Professionals with (Persistent) Suicidal Ideation].","authors":"Inken Höller, Tobias Teismann, Lena Spangenberg","doi":"10.1055/a-2704-9263","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored how outpatient mental health professionals experience and treat patients with persistent suicidal ideation (PSG).From Nov 2024 to Apr 2025, 207 professionals (M=39.5; 82.1% female) completed an online survey on prevalence, attitudes, and treatment strategies.86.5% had worked with PSG patients; estimated 12-month prevalence was 14.4%. Affective disorders (43%) were the most common diagnosis. Main interventions included crisis plans (68.1%) and skills training (55.1%). Risk assessments were routine for 77.8%; 43% reported hospital admissions due to increasing risk. Only 10.6% addressed the functionality of PSG in therapy.PSG is frequent in outpatient care but is rarely addressed in depth. Further training and research are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20711,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatrische Praxis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Psychiatrische Praxis","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2704-9263","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This study explored how outpatient mental health professionals experience and treat patients with persistent suicidal ideation (PSG).From Nov 2024 to Apr 2025, 207 professionals (M=39.5; 82.1% female) completed an online survey on prevalence, attitudes, and treatment strategies.86.5% had worked with PSG patients; estimated 12-month prevalence was 14.4%. Affective disorders (43%) were the most common diagnosis. Main interventions included crisis plans (68.1%) and skills training (55.1%). Risk assessments were routine for 77.8%; 43% reported hospital admissions due to increasing risk. Only 10.6% addressed the functionality of PSG in therapy.PSG is frequent in outpatient care but is rarely addressed in depth. Further training and research are needed.