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Exploring general practitioners' views and experiences on suicide risk assessment and management of young people in primary care: a qualitative study in the UK.
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- Brief interventions for suicidal ideation in primary care: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Caring for a friend or family member who has experienced suicidal behaviour: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2023Pooled it
- 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
- Perspectives of young people who access support for mental health in primary care: a systematic review of their experiences and needs.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022Pooled it
- Role of the GP in the management of patients with self-harm behaviour: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Pooled it
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- 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
- They are my worries, so it's me the doctor should listen to-adolescent males' experiences of consultations with general practitioners.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- "It's so scary, and you're so alone with it": Clinicians' perspectives on suicide risk management in integrated primary care.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Youth partnership in suicide prevention research: moving beyond the safety discourse.BMJ open · 2023Review
- Patients' comfort with and receipt of health risk assessments during routine dental visits: Results from the South Atlantic region of the US National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2023Article
- Suicidal behaviour in psychodermatology patients: Identifying characteristics and a new model for referral.Skin health and disease · 2023Article
- How is suicide risk assessed in healthcare settings in the UK? A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2023Article
- Supporting general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicide risk in young people: an evaluation of an educational resource in primary care.Primary health care research & development · 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
- The potential of general practice to support young people who self-harm: a narrative review.BJGP open · 2022Article
- Working with Young People at Risk of Suicidal Behaviour and Self-Harm: A Qualitative Study of Australian General Practitioners' Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore general practitioner (GP) views and experiences of assessing, communicating with and managing suicidal young people with the aim of co-producing an educational intervention on youth suicide prevention tailored to GPs' perceived needs.
designQualitative focus group study using framework analysis.
setting5 inner city general practices in Nottingham.
participants28 GPs took part (9 males) with mean age of 37 years. The median number of years of professional experience was 13. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling based on accessibility, interest in the study and willingness to participate.
results3 themes emerged from the data in relation to GP's attitudes and beliefs towards suicide; the challenges GPs experience when it comes to the assessment and management of suicide risk in young people; and optimal ways of addressing some of these challenges through the provision of specialist education and training targeting GPs' knowledge and clinical skills in this field.
conclusionsThe findings revealed wide variations in the understanding and operationalisation of risk among GPs, which has subsequent implications to how GPs perceive risk should be assessed. GP education on suicide risk assessment and management in youth should promote a holistic understanding and assessment of risk and its individual, social and contextual influences.
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