S3 Guideline Dealing with suicidality

In Germany, more than 9,000 people take their own lives every year. In addition, a high number of unreported suicide attempts can be assumed.

Suicidal ideation has a variety of causes; it is a cross-diagnosis syndrome that must be countered with targeted prevention strategies in outpatient and inpatient care for adults. However, a German-language treatment guideline is not available. The aim of the project is therefore to produce an S3 guideline that can help to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts. With regard to low-threshold services, a version of the guideline is planned that can be used by those affected as well as relatives and surviving dependants to obtain information.

Stakeholders from the outpatient and inpatient psychiatric-psychotherapeutic care system, from other relevant specialist groups in medical care and from patient and family representatives will work together as a guideline group. The outcome of the project will be recommendations for action for various outpatient and inpatient care areas in order to improve the quality of care for suicidal people.