Training medical providers in evidence-based approaches to suicide prevention

Autor: Sarah Ross, Tamara DeHay, Mimi McFaul
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 50:73-80
ISSN: 1541-3527
0091-2174
DOI: 10.1177/0091217415592362
Popis: Suicide is a significant issue in the United States and worldwide, and its prevention is a public health imperative. Primary care practices are an important setting for suicide prevention, as primary care providers have more frequent contact with patients at risk for suicide than any other type of health-care provider. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, in partnership with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, has developed a Suicide Prevention Toolkit and an associated training curriculum. These resources support the education of primary care providers in evidence-based strategies for identifying and treating patients at risk for suicide. The application of this curriculum to post-graduate medical training is presented here.
Databáze: OpenAIRE