may actually reflect the fact that we are doing a better job of identifying young people who need treatment. That would be good news."
When looking at all suicide-related visits, there was a general upward trend over the 12-year period. However, the researchers found that the trend was driven almost entirely by an increase in diagnoses in suicidal ideation. And the timing of those increased diagnoses was related to two factors: revised screening recommendations and changes in the"coding" of suicidal ideation.