Open AccessSelf-perceived Difficulties With Suicidal Patients in A Sample of Italian General Practitioners
Author(s) -
Poma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.4021/jocmr684w
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , medicine , psychiatry , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , family medicine , poison control , medical emergency
Suicidal behaviours are relatively common among primary care patients, but suicide ideation seems to be poorly detected by GPs. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the frequency of issues related to suicidal behaviour in GPs' setting and to inquire the level of difficulties perceived by physicians when dealing with suicidal patients.
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