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Training General Practitioners in Bulgaria to Reduce Suicide Rate: A Controlled Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Training program for Suicide. Completed, enrolled 2,319 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this project is to improve the management of suicide and common mental disorder by general practitioners (GPs) in Bulgaria in order to reduce the suicide rate in intervention regions. The study uses a natural experiment design which utilizes a training program aimed at improving the GPs management of suicide risk and detection of common mental disorders. The training program will be offered to four regions (North East, South West, South Central, South East), leaving two regions for control (North Central, North West), in order to evaluate the effect of the intervention.
Study Details
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Interventions
An internet based training program will be offered to GPs. We will also offer face-to-face seminars with academic psychiatrists.