TY - JOUR
AU - Z. Zou
AU - J. Liu
AU - L. Fu
AU - B. Huang
AU - S. Wang
A1 - 
AB - We read with great interest the recent article by Hennefield et al., titled "Asking Preadolescents About Suicide Is Not Associated With Increased Suicidal Thoughts."(1) The study's nuanced design and rigorous analysis provide reassuring evidence that repeated suicide-risk screening-whether monthly in lower-risk or weekly in higher-risk 8- to 12-year-olds-does not appear to induce suicidal ideation in this vulnerable population. This finding helps to dismantle long-standing hesitation in pediatric practice regarding the potential iatrogenic effects of introducing suicide-related language during mental health screening. However, the implications of this research stretch beyond the issue of safety, inviting broader discussion on how such screenings might be strategically deployed within real-world pediatric care systems.
AD - Shenzhen Futian District Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.; The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.; Shenzhen Futian District Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: lwwsbs22@163.com.
AN - 40818600
BT - J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
DA - Aug 14
DO - 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.003
DP - NLM
ET - 20250814
JF - J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
LA - eng
N2 - We read with great interest the recent article by Hennefield et al., titled "Asking Preadolescents About Suicide Is Not Associated With Increased Suicidal Thoughts."(1) The study's nuanced design and rigorous analysis provide reassuring evidence that repeated suicide-risk screening-whether monthly in lower-risk or weekly in higher-risk 8- to 12-year-olds-does not appear to induce suicidal ideation in this vulnerable population. This finding helps to dismantle long-standing hesitation in pediatric practice regarding the potential iatrogenic effects of introducing suicide-related language during mental health screening. However, the implications of this research stretch beyond the issue of safety, inviting broader discussion on how such screenings might be strategically deployed within real-world pediatric care systems.
PY - 2025
SN - 0890-8567
ST - Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration
T1 - Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration
T2 - J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
TI - Reevaluating Suicide Risk Screening in Preadolescents: Beyond Safety Toward Strategic Integration
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.003
VO - 0890-8567
Y1 - 2025
ER -