Primary care in South Korea has no effective screening system to identify high-risk suicide patients despite to the possibility of hidden patients. The present study examined the prevalence of suicidal ideation and depression among primary care patients and investigated rates of recognition and management strategies of physicians as they encountering patients with suicidal ideation and depression in primary care settings.This study was conducted as a two-part survey of patients visiting primary care clinics and their physicians. (1) The survey for patients was administered over 17 days in two areas and assessed socio-demographic characteristics, health behavior and the prevalence of suicidal ideation and depression. The participants were 1363 outpatients; 848 lived in urban area, and 515 were from rural area. (2) We surveyed the physicians' recognition of patients with suicidal ideations and depression as well as their current management. Eighteen doctors at 15 local clinics (8 in urban area and 7 in rural area) participated in this survey.The prevalence rates of suicidal ideation and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 ≥ 10) were 18.3

作者：Yoon-Joo, Choi；Weon-Young, Lee

来源：International journal of mental health systems 2017 年 11卷