It is known that persons who die by suicide commonly visit a primary care physician (PCP) shortly before the fatal act.There is little information on history of suicide attempt in depressed patients who consult PCPs for non-mental health indications.This information is important because past history of suicide attempt is a known predictor of future suicide risk.To estimate the prevalence of depression among outpatients in primary care and to determine the prevalence and determinants of past suicide attempt among them.This cross-sectional study was conducted in six primary care settings, both public and private, in Kerala, India. A psychiatrist evaluated adult outpatients (n=827), diagnosed depression using ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research, and elicited history of suicide attempt.Overall depression prevalence was 27.2
作者:Pillaveetil Sathyadas, Indu;Thekkethayyil Viswanathan, Anilkumar;Ramdas, Pisharody;Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar, Russell;Damodaran, Raju;P Sankara, Sarma;Saradamma, Remadevi;K R Leela Itty, Amma;A, Sheelamoni;Chittaranjan, Andrade
来源:Asian journal of psychiatry 2017 年 27卷