Parasuicide and general practice: a pilot study

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dc.contributor.authorKelleher, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorBurke, U.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, S.
dc.contributor.authorCorcoran, Paul
dc.contributor.authorFitzsimons, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorKeeley, Helen S.
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Eileen
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Health, Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderMid-Western Health Board, Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderSouthern Health Board, Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-15T12:12:15Z
dc.date.available2016-06-15T12:12:15Z
dc.date.issued1997-09
dc.date.updated2014-11-12T15:41:26Z
dc.description.abstractGeneral Practitioners from Cork City and its environs were sent a questionnaire regarding their experience of parasuicide in the previous twelve months. Replies were received from 133 of the 185 GPs. 189 individuals, accounting for 212 episodes of parasuicide, were seen by 78 doctors, indicating a lower level of repetition than that found in hospital-referred cases. Almost a third of doctors saw no cases, just over one fifth saw one episode and the same proportion dealt with two. A small number of general practitioners saw many cases. Regarding management, 128 (60%) were referred to Casualty, 31 of whom were also referred for psychiatric care. Thirty percent were referred directly for psychiatric care. While only fourteen were retained within general practice without referral, 40% of the GPs felt that, ideally, acts of parasuicide should be retained with more specialised advice being obtained. Furthermore, 88.1% believed that management of parasuicide should form part of an integral part of post-graduate or continued general practitioner medical training. Clearly, GPs are willing to play a more active role in the management of parasuicide.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board (Unit Grant); Southern Health Board; Mid-Western Health Board; Department of Health, Ireland.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationKelleher, M. J., Burke, U., Byrne, S., Corcoran, P., Fitzsimons, M. M., Keeley, H. S. and Williamson, E. (1997) 'Parasuicide and general practice: a pilot study'. Irish Medical Journal 90(5), pp. 190-192.en
dc.identifier.endpage192en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued5en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage190en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2742
dc.identifier.volume90en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.relation.urihttp://archive.imj.ie//ViewArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=193
dc.rights© 1997 Irish Medical Journalen
dc.subjectParasuicideen
dc.subjectSuicide attempten
dc.subjectGeneral practiceen
dc.subjectPsychiatric careen
dc.titleParasuicide and general practice: a pilot studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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