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| Title |
The failure of suicide prevention in primary care: family and GP perspectives – a qualitative study
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-017-1508-7 |
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| Authors |
Gerard Leavey, Sharon Mallon, Janeet Rondon-Sulbaran, Karen Galway, Michael Rosato, Lynette Hughes |
| Abstract |
Although Primary care is crucial for suicide prevention, clinicians tend to report completed suicides in their care as non-preventable. We aimed to examine systemic inadequacies in suicide prevention from the perspectives of bereaved family members and GPs. Qualitative study of 72 relatives or close friends bereaved by suicide and 19 General Practitioners who have experienced the suicide of patients. Relatives highlight failures in detecting symptoms and behavioral changes and the inability of GPs to understand the needs of patients and their social contexts. A perceived overreliance on anti-depressant treatment is a major source of criticism by family members. GPs tend to lack confidence in the recognition and management of suicidal patients, and report structural inadequacies in service provision. Mental health and primary care services must find innovative and ethical ways to involve families in the decision-making process for patients at risk of suicide. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 184 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 71 | 39% |
| Ireland | 13 | 7% |
| United States | 8 | 4% |
| Australia | 8 | 4% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 123 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 41 | 22% |
| Scientists | 20 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 135 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 135 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 12% |
| Researcher | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 42 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 28 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 45 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 127. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 April 2021.
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#334,815
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#80
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#7,315
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#2
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