ArticleBioMed research international2015
Integrating a suicide prevention program into the primary health care network: a field trial study in Iran.
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- Systematic review of suicide prevention studies with data on youth and young adults living in low-income and middle-income countries.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Suicide prevention in primary health care among socially vulnerable populations: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Intervention for Youth Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Pediatric Primary Care Providers.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
- Validation and cultural adaptation of the Persian version of the suicidal ideation attributes scale (SIDAS).BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Mental Health Challenges Faced by Young Medical Professionals in Iran: A Closer Look at the Rising Suicide Rates.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- Early marriage, stressful life events and risk of suicide and suicide attempt: a case-control study in Iran.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Suicidal ideation and behavior in youth in low- and middle-income countries: A brief review of risk factors and implications for prevention.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Depression and suicidal behavior in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2022Review
- Understanding the impact of clinical characteristics and healthcare utilizations on suicide among cancer sufferers: a case-control study in Hong Kong.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2021Article
- Outcomes of community-based suicide prevention program in primary health care of Iran.International journal of mental health systems · 2021Article
- Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study.International journal of public health · 2018Article
- Demography and Risk Factors of Suicide in Bangladesh: A Six-Month Paper Content Analysis.Psychiatry journal · 2017Article
- Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2016Review
- Non-Judicial Hanging in Guilan Province, Iran between 2011 and 2013.Emergency (Tehran, Iran) · 2015Article
- Public health strategies to ensure reduction in suicide incidence in middle and low income nations.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe and evaluate the feasibility of integrating a suicide prevention program with Primary Health Care services and evaluate if such system can improve screening and identification of depressive disorder, reduce number of suicide attempters, and lower rate of suicide completion. METHODOLOGY: This was a quasi-experimental trial in which one community was exposed to the intervention versus the control community with no such exposure. The study sites were two counties in Western Iran. The intervention protocol called for primary care and suicide prevention collaboration at different levels of care. The outcome variables were the number of suicides committed, the number of documented suicide attempts, and the number of identified depressed cases.
resultsWe identified a higher prevalence of depressive disorders in the intervention site versus the control site (χ (2) = 14.8, P < 0.001). We also found a reduction in the rate of suicide completion in the intervention region compared to the control, but a higher prevalence of suicide attempts in both the intervention and the control sites.
conclusionIntegrating a suicide prevention program with the Primary Health Care network enhanced depression and suicide surveillance capacity and subsequently reduced the number of suicides, especially in rural areas.
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