Huebner-Liebermann, Bettina and Neuner, Tanja and Hegerl, Ulrich and Hajak, Goeran and Spiessl, Hermann (2010) Reducing suicides through an alliance against depression? GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY, 32 (5). pp. 514-518. ISSN 0163-8343,
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Background: Since 2003, the Regensburg Alliance Against Depression, the regional partner of the German Alliance Against Depression, has been conducting a four-level intervention program to improve early detection and treatment of patients with depression, which was successfully piloted in the framework of the German Research Network on Depression and Suicidality. Methods: After 5 years of campaign, the suicide rates before and after the intervention were evaluated in comparison with two control regions and with the German overall rate. Findings: The results show that only the suicide rate in Regensburg fell significantly during the intervention period. The drop in the suicide rate was due to a significant decrease in male suicides. Interpretation: An intensive community-based campaign could be effective in lowering suicide rates. Especially, the combination of continuing medical educations (CMEs) for general practitioners focusing on 'male depression' and low-threshold campaigns for the general public seems to reach male depressive patients. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS; EDUCATIONAL-PROGRAM; PRIMARY-CARE; PREVENTION; SUICIDALITY; GOTLAND; DENMARK; GENDER; RISK; HELP; Suicide; Depression; Psychiatry; Prevention; Gender |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2020 14:33 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2020 14:33 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/24229 |
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