Reducing suicides through an alliance against depression?
Reducing suicides through an alliance against depression?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.06.008
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发表时间:
2010-09-01
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7
通讯作者:
Spiessl, Hermann
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作者:
Huebner-Liebermann, Bettina;Neuner, Tanja;Spiessl, Hermann
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.