TY - JOUR
T1 - Practical suicide-risk management for the busy primary care physician
AU - McDowell, Anna K.
AU - Lineberry, Timothy W.
AU - Bostwick, J. Michael
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Suicide is a public health problem and a leading cause of death. The number of people thinking seriously about suicide, making plans, and attempting suicide is surprisingly high. In total, primary care clinicians write more prescriptions for antidepressants than mental health clinicians and see patients more often in the month before their death by suicide. Treatment of depression by primary care physicians is improving, but opportunities remain in addressing suicide-related treatment variables. Collaborative care models for treating depression have the potential both to improve depression outcomes and decrease suicide risk. Alcohol use disorders and anxiety symptoms are important comorbid conditions to identify and treat. Management of suicide risk includes understanding the difference between risk factors and warning signs, developing a suicide risk assessment, and practically managing suicidal crises.
AB - Suicide is a public health problem and a leading cause of death. The number of people thinking seriously about suicide, making plans, and attempting suicide is surprisingly high. In total, primary care clinicians write more prescriptions for antidepressants than mental health clinicians and see patients more often in the month before their death by suicide. Treatment of depression by primary care physicians is improving, but opportunities remain in addressing suicide-related treatment variables. Collaborative care models for treating depression have the potential both to improve depression outcomes and decrease suicide risk. Alcohol use disorders and anxiety symptoms are important comorbid conditions to identify and treat. Management of suicide risk includes understanding the difference between risk factors and warning signs, developing a suicide risk assessment, and practically managing suicidal crises.
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U2 - 10.4065/mcp.2011.0076
DO - 10.4065/mcp.2011.0076
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21709131
AN - SCOPUS:79960968354
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 86
SP - 792
EP - 800
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 8
ER -