Improving detection of suicidal ideation among depressed patients in primary care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 529-536

  Nutting, Paul A ^a,b   Dickinson, L Miriam ^b   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^c,d   Keeley, Robert D ^b   Smith, Jeffrey L ^e   Elliott, Carl E ^f  

^a Center for Research Strategies LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f Colorado Foundation for Medical Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Primary care physicians; Quality improvement; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 31544473464     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.371     Document Type: Article

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