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Managing a patient who is potentially suicidal has to be one of a GP’s most feared and challenging experiences.
How high is the risk? Should the patient be scheduled? What can the doctor say or do that will mitigate the risk of suicide? What works? A recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry goes some way to answering this question.
JAMA Psychiatry. Published online June 17, 2020. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1586
JAMA Psychiatry. Published online June 17, 2020. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1287
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