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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 4/2012

01-08-2012 | Psychiatry in Primary Care (BN Gaynes, Section Editor)

Addressing Suicidality in Primary Care Settings

Authors: J. Michael Bostwick, Sandra Rackley

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 4/2012

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Abstract

By design or by default, primary care providers (PCPs)are frequently the vanguard in the fight against suicide. Recent studies have highlighted programs to improve screening and prevention of suicidality in the medical home, particularly among high-risk patients, such as adolescents, the elderly, and veterans. Increasing efforts are also being paid to improving the PCP’s skill in assessing for suicidality. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that screening alone will not significantly lower suicide rates until it occurs within a well-integrated system that facilitates timely referral to more intensive mental health services for those patients who need them. Unfortunately, such systems are sorely lacking in many, if not most, areas of the USA.
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Metadata
Title
Addressing Suicidality in Primary Care Settings
Authors
J. Michael Bostwick
Sandra Rackley
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-012-0286-7

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