Abstract
IntroductionThe aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Moroccan consultants in primary health care system.MethodsWe conducted a cross sectional survey in three health care centers in two cities of Morocco to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan and suicide attempts among 396 consultants in the primary health care system, using the Mini International neuropsychiatric interview. Patients were 18 years and older, without known psychiatric or chronic somatic disease. Statistical analysis was performed by the SPSS 13.0 software.ResultsThe prevalence of suicidal ideation was 5.3%, and 2.7% of the patients planned their suicide and 1.2% tried to commit suicide. The multivariate analysis did not demonstrate significant association.ConclusionSuicidal ideation, plan and suicide attempts are prevalent in primary health care patients, but they are still under diagnosed. An adequate training of physicians and the establishment of education programs is essential to reduce the rate of suicide.
Highlights
The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Moroccan consultants in primary health care system
Study sample and procedure: it is a cross sectional study performed in three health care centers in two cities of Morocco to estimate among others, the prevalence of suicidal ideation among the consultants in primary health care
In accordance with the Mini International neuropsychiatric interview (MINI), we considered patients having suicidal ideation when they had, during the last four weeks, thoughts of death, suicide, suicide plan or when they tried to commit suicide
Summary
The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Moroccan consultants in primary health care system. Methods: We conducted a cross sectional survey in three health care centers in two cities of Morocco to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan and suicide attempts among 396 consultants in the primary health care system, using the Mini International neuropsychiatric interview. The multivariate analysis did not demonstrate significant association. Conclusion: Suicidal ideation, plan and suicide attempts are prevalent in primary health care patients, but they are still under diagnosed. Depressed patients had a suicide risk 20 times greater than the general population [3]. We aimed here to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideations plans and attempts, among primary health care consultants
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