title: Depression in primary care: assessing suicide risk.
abstract: Major depression is a common condition seen in the primary care setting. This article describes the suicide risk assessment of a depressed patient, including practical aspects of history-taking, consideration of factors in deciding if a patient requires immediate transfer for inpatient care and measures to be taken if the patient is not hospitalised. It follows on our earlier article about the approach to management of depression in primary care.
authors.affiliation: SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chung Wai Mark
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Care and Health Integration, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Choon How
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: How
authors.affiliation: Penang Medical College, Penang, Malaysia.|Penang Adventist Hospital, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yin Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: depression; primary care; suicide risk assessment