Community Pharmacists as Partners in Reducing Suicide Risk

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Cortney M. Mospan¹  Chris Gillette²  Jerry McKee³  Stephanie S. Daniel² 

[1] From Wingate University School of Pharmacy;Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University;Ballad Health – Woodridge Hospital

关键词: Community Medicine;    Continuity of Patient Care;    Mental Health;    Pharmacists;    Primary Health Care;    Public Health;    Suicidal Ideation;    Suicide;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190021

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Death by suicide is a significant public health problem, with deaths resulting from suicide increasing by 28% from 1999 to 2016.1 Of those whose died by suicide, 54% were not previously diagnosed with a mental health condition.1 Lack of a formal mental health diagnosis could be attributed to social stigma or limited access to health care.2 The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends periodic screening for depression in the general adult population, but only 2.25% to 5% of adults are screened by their primary care provider (PCP) in a given year.3–5 Increasing national focus on depression and suicide, including media reports of celebrity deaths and Logic’s song, “1 to 800 to 273 to 8255” (National Suicide Prevention Hotline), highlights the importance of enlisting multiple health care providers at different points of access to help identify those who are struggling with mental health symptoms and suicidal ideation.

【 授权许可】

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