TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Suicide detection and treatment in a nurse-led, interprofessional primary care practice: a 2-year report of quality data JO - Nurse practitioner A1 - Ketel, Christian A1 - Hedges, Jordan P. A1 - Smith, Jenna P. A1 - Hopkins, Leslie W. A1 - Pfieffer, Mary Lauren A1 - Kyle, Erin A1 - Raman, Rameela A1 - Pilon, Bonita SP - 33 EP - 40 VL - 46 IS - 4 N2 - Analysis of 2 years of quality improvement data after the implementation of a suicidality screening and treatment protocol in a primary care setting found that among 1,733 patients, 149 had suicidal ideation. Among the 112 of those patients who remained in care, more than half presented with only nonpsychiatric complaints. Primary care practices may be viable tools to combat the nation's suicide epidemic.

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LA - en SN - 0361-1817 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000737208.68560.b8 ID - ref1 ER -