Citation

Wolfersdorf MG. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2008; 51(4): 443-450.

Vernacular Title

Depression und Suizid.

Affiliation

Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth, BRD, (manfred.wolfersdorf@bezirkskrankenhaus-bayreuth.de)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00103-008-0513-x

PMID

18385960

Abstract

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in the general community. Depression is accompanied with the highest suicide risk. 3 % to 4 % of all depressives die by suicide even today. Suicide prevention is an important part of diagnostics, therapy, the long-term treatment, and care of depressed patients. Psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological aspects must be included.

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