TY - JOUR PY - 1997// TI - Recognition of depression and prevention of suicide: the role of general practitioners and general physicians JO - International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice A1 - Rihmer, Zoltan SP - 131 EP - 134 VL - 1 IS - 2 N2 - Suicide is a major health problem throughout the world. After briefly describing the risk factors for suicide, the author focuses on depression, which is the major cause of suicide. Depression is a common illness, treatable not only in psychiatric settings, but also in primary care and general medicine. Consequently, physicians other than psychiatrists (primarily general practitioners) have an important role in suicide prevention.

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LA - en SN - 1365-1501 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651509709024714 ID - ref1 ER -