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Recognizing and helping the suicidal patient in chiropractic practice.

N Josefowitz, M Gurvey, R Dobson

    Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
    |June 1, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary

    Chiropractic professionals showed lower ability in recognizing suicide lethality factors compared to physicians and psychologists. Further training is suggested to improve patient suicide risk assessment skills.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Assessing patient suicide risk is challenging for healthcare providers.
    • Chiropractic professionals' proficiency in recognizing suicide lethality factors is not well-established.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate chiropractic interns' and doctors' ability to identify suicide lethality factors.
    • To compare their performance with other professional groups.

    Main Methods:

    • Chiropractic interns and doctors completed a suicide lethality scale.
    • Scores were compared to those of physicians, psychologists, ministers, and college students.

    Main Results:

    • Chiropractic professionals scored significantly lower than physicians and psychologists.

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  • No significant difference was found between chiropractic professionals and ministers or college students.
  • No significant difference was observed between chiropractic interns and doctors.

    • Conclusions:

    • Chiropractic professionals may require enhanced training in suicide risk assessment.
    • Collaboration with mental health professionals is crucial for managing suicidal patients.