ArticleMental health in family medicine2008
Screening for suicidal thoughts in primary care: the views of patients and general practitioners.
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- Raising Suicide in Medical Appointments-Barriers and Facilitators Experienced by Young Adults and GPs: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Does assessing suicidality frequently and repeatedly cause harm? A randomized control study.Psychological assessment · 2015Trial
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- Preparing for Patient Care: A Pre-clerkship Curricular Thread to Improve Learners' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence Treating Patients at Risk for Suicide.Medical science educator · 2025Article
- Primary care contact, clinical management, and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care: a case-control study.BJGP open · 2024Article
- "Suicide's very abstract": A qualitative analysis of risk assessment training recommendations from family physicians.Qualitative research in medicine & healthcare · 2024Article
- Machine Learning-Based Evaluation of Suicide Risk Assessment in Crisis Counseling Calls.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Recognising and Responding to Suicide-Risk Factors in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2024Article
- The Emotional Impact of Suicide Assessment: A Qualitative Study of Military Family Medicine Residents.Family medicine · 2024Article
- A general framework for developing computable clinical phenotype algorithms.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024Article
- Towards understanding and improving medication safety for patients with mental illness in primary care: A multimethod study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- How is suicide risk assessed in healthcare settings in the UK? A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2023Article
- Couples-based interventions to promote PAP adherence among older adults: a qualitative study of patients, partners, and providers.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- Provider opinions of the acceptability of Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) Tool and the ASQ Brief Suicide Safety Assessment (BSSA) for universal suicide risk screening in community healthcare: Potential barriers and necessary elements for future implementation.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2022Article
- Difference and Analysis of Evaluating Psychological Monitors' Interview and Classmates' Being Interviewed About Suicide.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Elevated Rates of Violence Victimization and Suicide Attempt Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients in an Urban, Safety Net Health System.World medical & health policy · 2021Article
- Perinatal Mental Health during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review and Implications for Clinical Practice.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Asking about suicide and self-harm: moving beyond clinician discomfort.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background It has been argued that primary care practitioners have an important part to play in the prevention of suicide. However, levels of assessment of risk of suicide among patients treated in this setting are generally low.Methods Cross-sectional survey of general practitioners (GPs) and people being treated in primary care who had signs of depression. The study combined open and closed questions on attitudes to screening or being screened for suicidal ideation.Results One hundred and one of 132 patients took part in the survey and 103 of 300 GPs completed a questionnaire. A majority of both GPs and patients stated that people should be screened for suicidal ideation. However, an important minority of patients and GPs stated that asking or being asked such questions made them feel uncomfortable. Less than half of GPs had received formal training on the assessment of suicide risk. GPs told the researchers that barriers to screening included time pressures, culture and language, and concerns about the impact that screening could have on people's mental health. One-quarter of GPs and one-fifth of patients supported the notion that screening for suicidal ideation could induce a person to have thoughts of self-harm.Conclusions GPs and family doctors should screen for suicidal risk among depressed patients and should receive training on how to do this as part of their general training in the assessment and management of mental disorders. Research should be conducted to examine what, if any, effect screening for suicidal ideation has on mental health.
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