ArticleInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2022
Exploring the impact of suicide care experiences and post-intervention supports sought among community pharmacists: a cross-sectional survey.
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- Pharmacists' implicit bias in suicide screening of male patients: an experimental vignette study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- How suicide lived experience motivates patient screening and helping: a vignette study in the Australian community pharmacy context.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2025Article
- 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
- Overview of this issue: "clinical pharmacy impacting mental health delivery and outcomes".International journal of clinical 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
- Pharmacists' Experiences, Perceptions, and Attitudes towards Suicide and Suicide Prevention: A Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a need to appropriately train, support and remunerate pharmacists for their expanding roles in mental healthcare. Pharmacists often care for people experiencing mental health crises, including suicidal thoughts and behaviours, but little is known about pharmacists' suicide care experiences.
aimThis cross-sectional study aimed to explore the impact of professional experiences with people at risk of suicide and support accessed, among community pharmacists.
methodA survey exploring pharmacists' experiences with people at risk of suicide and post-intervention support-seeking was disseminated through Australian and Canadian professional associations, conferences and social media (June 2016-May 2017). Quantitative data were analysed using Chi-squared, Fisher's exact and independent t-tests, where appropriate. Qualitative data exploring the impact of these experiences were thematically analysed, and reasons for not seeking help post-intervention were identified.
resultsAmong 378 respondents, 84% had encountered patients at risk of suicide and 28% had lost patients to suicide. Some were negatively affected personally and/or professionally (11%), of which 88% did not seek professional support, mainly due to uncertainty about available services. Pharmacists were significantly more negatively affected if they had a personal mental health diagnosis (p = 0.017) and previous suicide care experiences (p = 0.001). Qualitative themes included: expanding knowledge and skills, role limitation and emotional impact and response.
conclusionA large proportion of pharmacists have interacted with suicidal patients and are impacted by these experiences, yet few seek help due to lack of awareness and access. There is a need to recognize pharmacists' roles in suicide care, and develop pharmacist-specific post-intervention support.
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