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Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts have said.
New research warns patients may find it difficult to disclose thoughts of self-harm because of the way in which GPs ask about them.
Academics who examined consultations found that GPs were prone to ask questions in a way that invited a no response (e.g. You re not having any thoughts of harming yourself? ) and that patients were subsequently more hesitant when reporting thoughts of self-harm.
The study says that discussions about self-harm could be improved by GPs adopting a more open questioning style. This would mean acknowledging the possibility that patients might say yes when asked about thoughts of self-harm.
Doctors should change the way they ask patients about self-harm, suicide ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 23:45 IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): Doctors can help patients with mental health concerns in a better way by using a different style of questioning about self-harm and suicide, experts said.
The study was published in Patient Education and Counseling journal.
New research warns patients may find it difficult to disclose thoughts of self-harm because of the way in which GPs (General Practitioners) ask about them.
Academics who examined consultations found that GPs were prone to ask questions in a way that invited a no response (e.g. You re not having any thoughts of harming yourself? ) and that patients were subsequently more hesitant when reporting thoughts of self-harm.
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