TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Reducing suicides through an alliance against depression?
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Hübner-Liebermann, Bettina
A1  - Neuner, Tanja
A1  - Hegerl, Ulrich
A1  - Hajak, Goran
A1  - Spießl, H
SP  - 514
EP  - 518
VL  - 32
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.06.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -