[Depression and suicide].
Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in the general community. Depression is accompanied with the highest suicide risk. 3 % to 4 % of all depressives die by suicide even today. Suicide prevention is an important part of diagnostics, therapy, the long-term treatment, and care of depressed patients. Psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological aspects must be included.
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Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth, Nordring 2, Bayreuth, BRD. manfred.wolfersdorf@bezirkskrankenhaus-bayreuth.de
D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000092864:Suicide Prevention