Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic review.
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...Programs to educate physicians about depression assessment and management have led to improved detection of patients with suicidal ideation and a reduction in suicides (Mann et al. 2005)....
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...[148,149] Earlier treatment to reduce suicide risk is likely the most effective longterm preventative intervention available,[150,151] as risk appears highest in the month before treatment, next TABLE 3....
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...Providingcomprehensiverecommendationsfor individualsurgeons,healthcareinstitutions, academic medical centers, and state licensing boards to address physician suicide are beyond the scope of this article; detailedguidelinespreparedbyexpertpanelshave recently been published.(1,41) Our study is subject to a number of limitations....
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...Suicide prevention is possible because up to 83% of suicides have had contact with a primary care physician within a year of their death and up to 66% within a month.(17,18) Thus, a key prevention strategy is improved screening of depressed patients by primary care physicians and better treatment of major depression....
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...Prevention is possible because most suicides have had contact with a primary care physician within a month of death.(17,18) Primary care physicians’ lack of knowledge about or failure to screen patients for depression may contribute to nontreatment seen in most suicides....
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...Mood disorders, principally major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are associated with about 60% of suicides.(7,8,10,15,16) Other contributory factors include availability of lethal means, alcohol and drug abuse, access to psychiatric treatment, attitudes to suicide, help-seeking behavior, physical illness, marital status, age, and sex....
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...Other specific education strategies are aimed at youth, including school and community-based programs.(114,115) Few such programs are evidencebased, reflect the current state of knowledge in suicide prevention, or evaluate effectiveness and safety for preventing suicidal behavior....
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...Few such programs are evidencebased, reflect the current state of knowledge in suicide prevention, or evaluate effectiveness and safety for preventing suicidal behavior.(114) A systematic review of studies published from 1980-1995 found that knowledge about suicide improved but there were both beneficial and harmful effects in terms of help-seeking, attitudes, and peer support....
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