Reducing Suicidal Ideation and Depressive Symptoms in Depressed Older Primary Care Patients
JAMAPublished 2 March 2004
Martha L. Bruce, Rth Ho, Charles F. Reynolds, Ira I. Katz, Herbert C. Schulberg, Benoit H. Mulsant
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Evidence of the intervention's effectiveness in reducing suicidal ideation, regardless of depression severity, reinforces its role as a prevention strategy to reduce risk factors for suicide in late life.
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Evidence of the intervention's effectiveness in community-based primary care with a heterogeneous sample of depressed patients introduces new challenges related to its sustainability and dissemination. The intervention's effectiveness in reducing suicidal ideation, regardless of depression severity, reinforces its role as a prevention strategy to reduce risk factors for suicide in late life.
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