RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 What physicians can do to prevent suicide
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 242
OP 250
VO 71
IS 3
A1 Muzina, David J.
YR 2004
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/3/242.abstract
AB Many people who attempt suicide or succeed at it visit their physicians shortly before the act; thus, primary care physicians have a key role in preventing suicide. The first step is to suspect that the patient might be at risk, and the second step is to ask about it. Nevertheless, one cannot predict whether any particular person will or will not attempt suicide.