OBJECTIVE: This study examined rates of contact with primary care and mental health care
professionals by individuals before they died by suicide. METHOD: The authors reviewed 40 …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Suicide prevention is a public health priority, but no data on the
health care individuals receive prior to death are available from large representative United …

Aim This study aims to examine contacts with different health professionals in the three
months prior to death in suicide cases compared to sudden death controls; and, to analyse …

Aim: To examine rates of contact with primary and mental health care prior to suicide in men
and women and across a range of age categories. Method: The authors performed a …

The objective of this study was to detail the nature and correlates of mental health and non‐
mental health care contacts prior to suicide death. We conducted a systematic extraction of …

Objective: Access to mental health care is regarded as a central suicide prevention strategy.
This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of contact with mental …

BackgroundMany countries have set targets for suicide reduction, and suggested that
mental health care providers and general practitioners have a key role to play. MethodA …

Abstract Background The United States has experienced a significant rise in suicide. As
decision makers identify how to address this national concern, healthcare systems have …

Introduction: About half of people who die by suicide visit their primary care provider (PCP)
within 1 month of doing so, compared with fewer than 1 in 5 contacting specialty mental …

Objective The authors' goal was to determine whether people who committed suicide within
4 weeks after having made contact with a health care professional communicated their intent …