Stakeholder Views Regarding a Planned Primary Care Office-Based Interactive Multimedia Suicide Prevention Tool

Nearly 1 million people worldwide die by suicide annually [1]. In the United States (U.S.), about 80% of suicide deaths occur in men, and rates have increased by 31.6% among 35-64 year-old men (hereafter, middle-aged men) since 1999. Suicide is now the fourth leading cause of death in this group in the U.S., ahead of diabetes, pneumonia, and other common conditions, at staggering human and economic costs [2 –5]. Similarly sobering findings have been observed globally [6]. Thus, reducing suicide among middle-aged men is a high priority worldwide [1,2].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - September 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anthony Jerant, Paul Duberstein, Camille Cipri, Bethany Bullard, Deborah Stone, Debora Paterniti Source Type: research