title: Using an interview guide to assess suicidal ideation.
abstract: More than 50% of Americans who commit suicide have seen their primary care provider in the weeks before their suicide. As primary care providers, we may miss opportunities to assess for suicidal ideation. Here, we present an interview guide that helps assess suicidal ideation in primary care patients.
mesh_terms: D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data