APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
The Negative Effects of Inpatient Psychiatry Nocturnal Safety Checks on Sleep Disturbance and Suicide Risk
- Christopher Shepard
The Menninger Clinic/Baylor College of Medicine - Jessa Westheimer
The Menninger Clinic - Nithya Ramakrishnan
Baylor College of Medicine - Nithya Ramakrishnan
Baylor College of Medicine - Michelle Patriquin
The Menninger Clinic/Baylor College of Medicine
Abstract
Nocturnal safety checks can lead to increased nighttime awakenings and suicide risk in psychiatric inpatients. The present study examined objective and subjective data and found over 70% of nighttime awakenings were associated with a nocturnal safety check. New safety solutions are needed to improve sleep and suicide outcomes.
Sleep
