ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018
Community pharmacists' experiences and people at risk of suicide in Canada and Australia: a thematic analysis.
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- The clinical impact of pharmacist services on mental health collaborative teams: A systematic review.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAPooled it
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- Pharmacists' implicit bias in suicide screening of male patients: an experimental vignette study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Pharmacist gatekeeper interventions for suicide prevention: how evidence from developed countries support their role in low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Does video e-learning improve pharmacy teams' attitudes and preparedness towards suicide prevention?Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Evaluation of an online advanced suicide prevention training for pharmacists.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Interacting with patients at risk of self-harm or suicide - A qualitative study of community pharmacists and pharmacy staff.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Mental Health First Aid crisis role-plays between pharmacists and simulated patients with lived experience: a thematic analysis of debrief.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- A needs assessment for suicide prevention training within community pharmacies.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Pharmacists' Experiences, Perceptions, and Attitudes towards Suicide and Suicide Prevention: A Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring the impact of suicide care experiences and post-intervention supports sought among community pharmacists: a cross-sectional survey.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2022Article
- Suicide Prevention in Nigeria: Can Community Pharmacists Have a Role?Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Student pharmacist personal and work experiences with people displaying warning signs of suicidal ideation.The mental health clinician · 2020Article
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- A survey of Canadian and Australian pharmacists' stigma of suicide.SAGE open medicine · 2019Article
- Current and potential contributions of community pharmacy teams to self-harm and suicide prevention: A qualitative interview study.PloS one · 2019Article
- Pharmacists' acceptability of a men's mental health promotion program using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability.AIMS public health · 2019Article
- Pharmacists and their role in managing mental illness.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo explore Canadian and Australian community pharmacists' practice experiences in caring for people at risk of suicide.
methodsWe conducted a thematic analysis of 176 responses to an open-ended extension question in an online survey.
resultsFour themes were identified and include referrals and triage, accessibility for confiding, emotional toll, and stigma. Subthemes included gatekeeping the medication supply, sole disclosure, planning for end of life, concerns of support people, assessing the validity of suicidality, gaps in the system, not directly asking, ill-equipped, resources in the pharmacy, relying on others to continue care, and attention seeking.
conclusionsCommunity pharmacists are caring for patients at risk of suicide frequently, and often with patients seeking the help of pharmacists directly. Pharmacists engage in activities and actions that would be considered outside of the traditional dispensing roles and provide support and intervention to people at risk of suicide through collaboration and other mechanisms. Further research to determine appropriate education and training and postvention supports is required.
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