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  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Primary healthcare consultations offer a key opportunity for identifying individuals at elevated risk of suicide.
  • Understanding consultation patterns preceding suicide is crucial for developing effective early intervention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze primary care consultation frequency and reasons in the five years leading up to suicide.
  • To identify specific patient groups at higher suicide risk based on consultation patterns.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study utilizing electronic health records from England (2001-2019).
  • Involved 14,515 patients who died by suicide and 580,159 matched live controls.
  • Analyzed consultation patterns and reasons for seeking care.

Main Results:

  • High-frequency consultations (over monthly in the final year) were strongly associated with increased suicide risk (OR 5.88).
  • This association persisted across all sociodemographic groups and psychiatric comorbidity statuses.
  • Females, younger adults (15-45 years), those with less socioeconomic deprivation, and individuals with psychiatric conditions showed a more pronounced increase in risk with high-frequency consultations.

Conclusions:

  • Increased primary care consultation frequency, particularly escalating or exceeding monthly visits, is a significant indicator of heightened suicide risk.
  • This risk elevation is independent of sociodemographic factors and the presence or absence of diagnosed psychiatric conditions.
  • Identifying these high-risk consultation patterns can inform targeted suicide prevention strategies within primary care settings.