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Treatment of Veterans with depression who died by suicide: timing and quality of care at last Veterans Health Administration visit.

Smith EG, Craig TJ, Ganoczy D, Walters HM, Valenstein M. Treatment of Veterans with depression who died by suicide: timing and quality of care at last Veterans Health Administration visit. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. 2011 May 1; 72(5):622-9.

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Abstract:

Veterans Health Administration patients with depression who died by suicide within 30 days of their final visit received relatively high rates of mental health services, but most final visits still occurred in non-mental health settings. Increased referrals to mental health services, attention to mental health issues in non-mental health settings, and focus on antidepressant treatment adequacy by all providers might have reduced suicide risks for these patients.




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