ArticleCroatian medical journal2010
Effects of training program on recognition and management of depression and suicide risk evaluation for Slovenian primary-care physicians: follow-up study.
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- Simulation training in suicide risk assessment and intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Medical education online · 2023Pooled it
- Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-Based Strategies: A Systematic Review.The American journal of psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Does GP training in depression care affect patient outcome? - A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2012Pooled it
- Recognising and Responding to Suicide-Risk Factors in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2024Article
- Analysis of the impact of the Brazilian Suicide Prevention Campaign "Yellow September": an ecological study.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2024Article
- Antidepressant Prescription Behavior Among Primary Care Clinician Providers After an Interprofessional Primary Care Psychiatric Training Program.Administration and policy in mental health · 2023Article
- Improving Suicide Prevention in Primary Care for Differing Levels of Behavioral Health Integration: A Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- The association between self-reported mental health, medication record and suicide risk: A population wide study.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Suicidality in Childhood and Adolescence.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2020Review
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- Incentives and disincentives for the treatment of depression and anxiety: a scoping review.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2014Article
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Abstract
aimTo implement and evaluate an educational program for primary care physicians on recognition and treatment of depression and suicide prevention.
methodThe study was conducted in 3 Slovenian neighboring regions (Celje, Ravne na Koroskem, and Podravska) with similar suicide rates and other health indicators. All primary care physicians from Celje (N=155) and Ravne na Koroskem (N=35) were invited to participate in the educational program on depression treatment and suicide risk recognition. From January to March 2003, approximately half of them (82 out of 190; educational group) attended the program, whereas the other half (108 out of 190; control group 1) and physicians from the Podravska region (N=164; control group 2) did not attend the program. The prescription rates of antidepressants and anxiolytics before and after the intervention were compared between the studied regions. Also, suicide rates three-years before and after the intervention were compared.
resultsFrom 2002 to 2003, there was a 2.33-fold increase in the rate of antidepressant prescriptions in the educational group (P<0.05) and only 1.28-fold (P<0.05) and 1.34-fold (P<0.05) increase in control groups 1 and 2, respectively. However, the 12% decrease in suicide rate in the intervention regions was not significantly greater than the 4% decrease in the non-intervention region (P>0.05).
conclusionOur training program was beneficial for primary care physicians' ability to recognize and manage depression. However, there was no significant decrease in local suicide rates.
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