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Suicide Prevention Plan Calls for Physicians' Help
Brian Vastag
JAMA. 2001;285:2701-2703.
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Washington—Each year, some 30 000 people in the United States take their own lives and another 650 000 attempt to do so. To reduce these losses, Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, recently released the nation's first coordinated suicide prevention strategy, a broad public health–oriented plan that calls for increased awareness, reduced stigma associated with mental health care, and a host of new community-based programs.
The plan also prominently mentions primary care and emergency medicine physicians, as well as other health care professionals such as nursing home staff, recommending that they keep a more watchful eye out for symptoms that precede a suicide attempt. "The vast majority [of those who commit suicide] have a diagnosable mental health or substance abuse disorder," said Satcher, adding that suicide screening and depression treatment need to be better integrated into primary care.
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