Preventing suicide: what really works?(Tips)

Publication: American Family Physician

Publication Date: 15-APR-06

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Although suicide accounts for about 11 per 100,000 deaths in the United States per year, little is known about how to prevent it. Factors that have been studied as possible modifiable risks include depression and other mood disorders, the availability of lethal means, and substance abuse. Of note, almost two thirds of persons who commit suicide have had contact with their primary care physician...

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