Trial reportPloS one2015
Effect of Systematic Follow-Up by General Practitioners after Deliberate Self-Poisoning: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
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Follow up After Self-poisoning by General Practitioner- a Randomised Clinical Trial
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Brief interventions for suicidal ideation in primary care: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for self-harm in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Suicide during Transition of Care: a Review of Targeted Interventions.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic Literature Review of Attempted Suicide and Offspring.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Developing Longitudinal Post-Overdose Care: A Call to Action.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2026Article
- The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for self-harm in males compared to females: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
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- Improving the management of self-harm in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
- Lower suicide intention in patients with personality disorders admitted for deliberate self-poisoning than in patients with other diagnoses.Annals of general psychiatry · 2017Article
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- Follow-up after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a prospective observational cohort study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2016Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess whether systematic follow-up by general practitioners (GPs) of cases of deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) by their patients decreases psychiatric symptoms and suicidal behaviour compared with current practice.
designRandomised clinical trial with two parallel groups.
settingGeneral practices in Oslo and the eastern part of Akershus County.
participantsPatients aged 18-75 years admitted to hospital for DSP. We excluded patients diagnosed with psychoses, without a known GP, those not able to complete a questionnaire, and patients admitted to psychiatric in-patient care or other institutions where their GP could not follow them immediately after discharge.
interventionThe GPs received a written guideline, contacted the patients and scheduled a consultation within one week after discharge, and then provided regular consultations for six months. We randomised the patients to either intervention (n = 78) or treatment as usual (n = 98).
main outcome measuresPrimary outcome measure was the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI). Secondary outcomes were Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), self-reported further self-harm and treatment for DSP in a general hospital or an emergency medical agency (EMA). We assessed patients on entry to the trial and at three and six months. We collected data from interviews, self-report questionnaires, and hospital and EMA medical records.
resultsThere were no significant differences between the groups in SSI, BDI, or BHS mean scores or change from baseline to three or six months. During follow-up, self-reported DSP was 39.5% in the intervention group vs. 15.8% in controls (P = 0.009). Readmissions to general hospitals were similar (13% in both groups (P = 0.963), while DSP episodes treated at EMAs were 17% in the intervention group and 7% in the control group (P = 0.103).
conclusionStructured follow-up by GPs after an episode of DSP had no significant effect on suicide ideation, depression or hopelessness. There was no significant difference in repeated episodes of DSP in hospitals or EMAs. However, the total number of incidents of deliberate self-harm reported by the patients was significantly higher in the intervention group.
trial registrationTrial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01342809.
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