Suicide and Suicidal Tendency in Primary Care Setting; Review Article
Faisal Suliman Algaows *
King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard , Iskan PHC, Saudi Arabia.
Sarah Salman Alhussain
Arabian Gulf University in kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain.
Joud Bandar Damanhori
Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Saudi Arabia.
Alzahrani Amjad Ahmed H.
Albaha University, Saudi Arabia.
Alghamdi, Ahmed Hamed A
King Faisal Medical Complex- Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Alshardan, Ali Mesfer
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad Emad Aldakhil
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Salwa Mohammed Majrashi
Jazan University/ General physician in Al Hasamah PHC, Saudi Arabia.
Alanazi, Shahad Hussain
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
Alzahrani, Majed Khidhran M.
Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Naif Abdullah Sultan Albaqami
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Suicide is critical public health problem that primary care physicians potentially can help address given that concerned patients frequently visit them in the weeks and months preceding the successful suicide. This article contemplates issues placing the patient at high risk for successful suicide and clinical valuation techniques available to the primary care physician. Patients identified as being at risk of attractive suicidal or those who have a equal of suicidal ideation or behavior judged apposite for management in the primary care setting should be monitored for risk at regular intervals. It is extremely significant to learn about and try to contextualize the patients' emotions that triggered the present crisis. Nurses can make sure that they have a thorough understanding of the present acuity, and all of the precipitating factors, and can exactly and collaboratively communicate with the caregivers and other involved medical teams.
Keywords: Suicide, suicidal tendency, antidepressants