Background: Suicide is a major public health concern, particularly among people who use
illicit substances and/or non-prescribed medications. Methods: The present study …

Background: There is an increased need to prepare primary care clinicians to effectively
gauge the risk of suicidal behavior occurring within primary care patients who may abuse …

Substance use and suicidality are significant public health concerns with high comorbidity
and overlapping risk factors. Substance use disorder rates are high in the US, with past year …

We examined the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) among inpatients with substance use
disorders (SUD) and investigated the association between SI and demographic (age …

Background Approximately half of those who attempt suicide report experiencing suicidal
ideation and suicidal planning in advance; others deny these experiences. Some …

Objective: The authors sought to understand why patients may not report suicidal ideation at
a health care visit prior to a suicide attempt. Methods: Electronic health record data from …

Objectives. We examined the prevalence and correlates of past-year suicidal ideation
among US community-dwelling adults. Methods. We examined data from 183 100 persons …

Background: This study tested the hypothesis that the amount of psychoactive substance
consumed (frequency and/or quantity), life problems resulting from this use, and a DSM-IV …

Primary care providers may be in a unique position to prevent suicide due to their frequent
interactions with suicidal patients [3]. Reviews suggest that among patients who committed …

Abstract Background The Veterans Health Administration has made concerted efforts to
increase mental health services offered in primary care. However, few studies have …