Citation

Hamilton NG. Postgrad. Med. 2000; 108(6): 81-4, 87.

Affiliation

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Vendome Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11098260

Abstract

Suicide is a major public health problem in the United States. Psychiatric disorders that feature or lead to suicidal ideation may be overlooked in the primary care setting because patients are reluctant to broach the subject. In this article, Dr Hamilton describes how physicians can open a dialogue with patients so that those who need treatment receive it before they resort to suicide.

Language: en