Managing Suicide Risk in Primary Care
, by Bryan, Craig J.- ISBN: 9780826110718 | 0826110711
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/2010
Roughly forty-five percent of individuals who commit suicide make contact with a primary medical provider in the month prior to their death; nearly twenty percent make contact within one day of their death. This practical guide demonstrates how the primary care setting-an increasingly important provider of mental health treatment-can be an effective place for preventing suicide and providing ameliorative care.