Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 6, December 2011, pages 303-308

Self-perceived Difficulties With Suicidal Patients in A Sample of Italian General Practitioners

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Frequency in percentage of reasons of difficulties to explore suicidal ideation (more than an option could be indicated).

Tables

Table 1. Frequency of Cases of Suicides and Suicide Attempts Indicated by GPs During, Respectively, Their Professional Career or A Working Year
 
Seen during the professional careerIn a working year
Number of
suicide		Number of physicians
and percentage		Number of
suicide attempts		Number of physicians
and percentage
None13 (20.7%)None18 (25.7%)
124 (38.7%)133 (47.2%)
29 (14.5%)217 (24.3%)
38 (12.9%)71 (1.4%)
42 (3.3%)101 (1.4%)
52 (3.3%)Total70
62 (3.3%)
102 (3.3%)
Total62

 

Table 2. Difficulties in Exploring Suicidal Ideation: Multivariate Analysis
 
VariableAdjusted OR
(95% CI)		P
Gender: female versus male1.07 (0.19-5.93)0.94
Cases of suicide attempt among family members, friends or colleagues (no versus yes)5.44 (0.94-31.26)0.06
Cases of suicide among family members, friends or colleagues (no versus yes)4.07 (0.92-17.97)0.06
Age0.99 (0.78-1.25)0.92
Years of professional career1.04 (0.87-1.23)0.66
Cases of suicide during the professional career0.74 (0.51-1.06)0.10
Cases of suicide attempt in a working year4.26 (1.48-12.28)0.01