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ArticleIndustrial psychiatry journal

A novel approach to suicide prevention - Educating when it matters.

Nimisha D Desai, Paragkumar Chavda, Sandeep H Shah, Nilima Shah, Saurabh N Shah, Elavatsala Sharma

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Article in Industrial psychiatry journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nimisha D DesaiDepartment of Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College, Gotri, Vadodara, India.
Paragkumar ChavdaDepartment of Community Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College, Gotri, Vadodara, India.
Sandeep H ShahDepartment of Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College, Gotri, Vadodara, India.
Nilima ShahDepartment of Psychiatry, Smt N H L Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Saurabh N ShahDepartment of Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College, Gotri, Vadodara, India.
Elavatsala SharmaDepartment of Psychiatry, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College, Gotri, Vadodara, India.
Gujarat Cancer Society · INSmt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLooking at the burden of suicide, there is a dire need for medical schools to incorporate suicide prevention training. Effective communication helps in early detection and management of suicidal behavior. Medical students can act as a GATEKEEPER if they receive adequate training. METHODOLOGY: This was an educational intervention study done at tertiary care teaching hospital to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students toward depression and suicide and to impart and assess communication skills for suicide prevention in one of the four batches of students in 4

resultsThe mean marks of the pre- and post-test were 8.96 (8.3-9.6) and 14.58 (13.8-15.3), respectively, out of 25. The difference was statistically significant (

conclusionThe intervention was found effective in increasing knowledge, changing attitude, and enhancing communication skills of medical students toward suicide prevention. Training of communication skills for suicide prevention in depressed person should be given to every medical student as suggested by feedback.

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Communication skillsdepressionmedical studentssuicide prevention

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PMID30416302
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