- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
Suicide
Australian Institute of Male Health & Studies (AIMHS) – Male suicide
beyondblue – Suicide
Living Is For Everyone (LIFE) – Fact sheets
Lifeline – Facts about suicide
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia – First aid guidelines: Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Suicideline – Warning signs and risk factors
Depression
Black Dog Institute – Patient resource
Beyondblue – depression information
headspace – Youth mental health information
headspace – Youth mental health video
Reynolds J, Griffiths K, Christensen H. Anxiety and depression: Online resources and managements tools. Aust Fam Physician 2011;40(6):382–86
Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Depression tip sheet
Anxiety
Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Anxiety tip sheet
beyondblue – Symptoms of anxiety
headspace – Youth mental health resource library, Anxiety fact sheet
Kyrios M, Moulding R, Nedeljkovic M, Anxiety disorders: Assessment and management in general practice, Aust Fam Physician 2011;40(6):370–74
mindhealthconnect – Anxiety: Symptoms, treatment and causes
Bipolar
Black Dog Institute – Bipolar disorder symptoms fact sheet
Talking about suicide and reducing stigma
The Analogy Bank – An analogy resource for mental health clinicians
Department of Health – Principles of recovery oriented mental health practice
Government of Western Australia, Office of Mental Health – Psychiatric rehabilitation policy and strategic framework(Section 4.2)
Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) – Recovery oriented language
mindhealthconnect – Do’s and don’ts of discussing mental health issues
SANE Australia – Reducing stigma
SANE Australia – Personal stories
Women’s Web – Mental health analogies
Risk assessment
Sivasankaran B. Mental health risk assessment: A guide for GPs. Aust Fam Physician 2011;40(6): 366–69
Hayes P. GP Communication: Suicide in general practice, Good Practice. August 2015
Suicide Questions Answers Resources (SQUARE) – Risk assessment questions
Lifeline – Facts about suicide
Suicideline – Estimating the risk of suicide
Tools
Sphere-12
A self-rated, 12-item tool to screen for anxiety, depression and somatisation in primary care
K10 anxiety and depression checklist
A simple self-report checklist aiming to measure whether patients have been affected by depression or anxiety in the past four weeks
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS)
A 42-item self-report instrument designed to measure the three related negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and tension/stress
Depression self-report questionnaire (DMI-10 and DMI-18)
Self-report measures for assessing depression in the medically ill
Screening Tool for Assessing Risk of Suicide (STARS)
A guiding framework for information gathering about a person’s presenting experience of a ‘suicidal state’ in order to support decision making about safety planning
Antenatal risk questionnaire
A clinician-administered questionnaire, designed to consider specific key risk factors thought to increase the risk of women developing perinatal mental health morbidity (eg postnatal depression or anxiety disorder) and sub-optimal mother infant attachment.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
A 10-item self-report measure designed to screen women for symptoms of emotional distress during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Safety planning
Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Suicide prevention tools and resources
beyondblue – Safety app
beyondblue – ‘Finding your way back’, a resource for people who have attempted suicide,
beyond blue - ‘Guiding their way back’, a resource for people who are supporting someone after a suicide attempt
beyond blue - ‘Finding our way back’, a resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples after a suicide attempt
Melvin GA, Gresham D, Beaton S. Safety first – not last! Suicide Safety Planning Intervention (SPI). InPsych 2016; 38(1):14–15
Conversations Matter – Resources for professionals and those working with communities
Lifeline – Tool kits
Mental health first aid for practice staff
Community Response to Eliminating Suicide (CORES)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia
Wesley Mission – Suicide prevention
Ongoing care
RACGP – e-Mental health: A guide for GPs, www.racgp.org.au/your-practice/guidelines/e-mental-health
RACGP – GPMHTP templates
Black Dog Institute – Psychological tool kit
Psychoeducation
beyondblue – Depression guide
beyondblue – Anxiety guide
Black Dog Institute – Understanding your depressive episode
Activity scheduling and other clinical interventions
Centre for Clinical Interventions – GP resources
Department of Health – Phase 5: Pleasant event and activity scheduling
GP self-care
Black Dog Institute – Self-care webinar for GPs
The National Rural Health Alliance – Case studies on rural GP self-care
RACGP – Abuse and violence: Working with our patients in general practice, Chapter 14. The doctor and the importance of self-care
Psychiatric Times – Patient suicide: Impact on clinicians