Now what should i do? Primary care physicians' responses to older adults expressing thoughts of suicide

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1005-1011

  Vannoy, Steven D ^a   Tai Seale, Ming ^b,c   Duberstein, Paul ^d   Eaton, Laura J ^c,f   Cook, Mary Ann ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e JVC Radiology and Medical Analysis LLC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; primary care; suicide

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 80052275275     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1726-5     Document Type: Article

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