To reduce suicide, primary care and mental health clinicians need to work together. Congress can help that happen By Roshni Koli and Christine Yu MoutierJune 24, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/24/suicide-prevention-collaborative-care-primary-and-mental-health-clinicians/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9qCIH2w3Gq_7HFpIhvnargTam2qxM2zkCUZdKv6PJS8UM8_UHnbT3t0toTxwaMjpLAwdLeIMYG9vlbw6zrooSyRI_xPg&_hsmi=312829735&utm_content=312829735&utm_source=hs_email Nearly half of people in the U.S. who die by suicide saw a primary care provider within a month of their death — yet suicide risk is largely undetected in primary care settings, write two physicians in a new First Opinion. That’s why Congress needs to pass new federal legislation incentivizing health care providers to use integrated care models that bring mental health care into primary care visits, the authors argue. More integrated care means that for any patient, a team of providers that includes their PCP can move in concert through the complicated dance of mental health care: detecting common problems, finding the right treatment through trial and error, and adjusting care when needed. Critically, these models have been shown to detect and prevent suicide and overdose before the point of crisis. Read more on the legislation. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. For TTY users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988. Predictive biomarkers could ease the exhaustive trial-and-error of antidepressants Theresa Gaffney By Theresa Gaffney Jan. 24, 2023 https://www.statnews.com/2023/01/24/predictive-biomarkers-antidepressants-depression-ssri/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_F2UH21o17ZqbyrtZUFtUWIIHEP5PO5z8uF170GhtjGGbCi8QzuxlmQNzM5ubeu40Z8gsQZhnpRm-l7_ls6b-J_lUAxw&_hsmi=312829735&utm_content=312829735&utm_source=hs_email