Addressing Suicide Risk According to Different Healthcare Professionals in Spain

A Qualitative Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15469366
AutoresJuan−Luis Muñoz−Sánchez (0000-0003-1432-4922, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, autor de correspondencia), Maria Cruz Sánchez Gómez (0000-0003-4726-7143, Universidad de Salamanca), María Victoria Martín Cilleros (0000-0003-3599-5741, Universidad de Salamanca), María Victoria Martín-Cilleros (Universidad de Salamanca), Esther Parra−Vidales (0000-0001-7061-5148, Fundación INTRAS), Diego De Leo (0000-0001-8255-6480, Griffith University), Manuel Franco (0000-0002-3639-2523, Universidad de Salamanca)
Año2018
Volumen15
Número10
Páginas2117-2117
Fecha de publicación2018-09-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph15102117
PMID30261622
OpenAlexW2894531955
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas78

This study analyzes the views of four groups of healthcare professionals who may play a role in the management of suicidal behavior. The goal was to identify key factors for suicide prevention in different areas of the healthcare system. Qualitative research was conducted using focus groups made up of different healthcare professionals who participated in the identification, management, and prevention of suicidal behavior. Professionals included were primary care physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and emergency physicians. 'Suicide' was amongst the most relevant terms that came up in discussions most of the times it appeared associated with words such as 'risk', danger', or 'harm'. In the analysis by categories, the four groups of professionals agreed that interventions in at-risk behaviors are first in importance. Prevention was the second main concern with greater significance among psychiatrists. Primary care professionals call for more time to address patients at risk for suicide and easier access to and communication with the mental health network. Emergency care professionals have a lack of awareness of their role in the detection of risk for suicide in patients who seek attention at emergency care facilities for reasons of general somatic issues. Mental health care professionals are in high demand in cases of self-harm, but they would like to receive specific training in dealing with suicidal behavior

Family medicine · Focus group · Harm · Health care · Health professionals · Medical emergency · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Suicide prevention · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies