Discussing suicidality with depressed patients: an observational study in Dutch sentinel general practices

Objectives This paper aims to describe the degree to which general practitioners (GPs) explore suicidal behaviour among depressed patients in the Netherlands. Design An observational study of consultations between GPs and depressed patients. Setting 39 sentinel GP practices within the Netherlands in 2017. Participants Patients with a registration of depression. Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome measure is suicide exploration by the GP. Secondary outcome measures at patient level, assessed by surveying GPs, include prevalence and severity of suicidal thoughts. Secondary out... Mehr ...