title: Preventing suicide by educating general practitioners.
abstract: An education program for GPs about treating patients with depressive disorders and panic disorders was implemented in one district in the year 1998. A neighboring district was used as a control. Although the educational program was followed by an increase in referrals for panic disorder in the target district, there was no impact on referrals for depressive disorders, the prescribing of antidepressants by the GPs, or the suicide rate.
authors.affiliation: Hungarian Association for Suicide Prevention.
authors.forename: Tamas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zonda
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents