Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Performance of Prediction Models for Death by Suicide After Mental Health Visits | Health Disparities | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network

Three problems are highlighted

1. Due to the low absolute numbers, the predictive accuracy for BIPOC was low and the risk missed at the set parameters
2. Correcting the sensitivity to capture the BIPCO was associated with high number of false positives
3. The risk assessment for increased number of law enforcement interactions with BIPOC is not known but could be problematic

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Joseph (Joe) E. Thornton, M.D., DFAPA
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry
University of Florida College of Medicine
joethornton@ufl.edu