Osteoporosis and fracture as risk factors for self-harm and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Patients with vertebral fractures, a risk potential factor for suicide, may benefit from clinical case finding for mood disorders with personalised primary care management. However, because of the limited number and quality of studies and mixed findings, further examination of these associations is warranted.PMID:37722857 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2023.0035

Source: The British Journal of General Practice - September 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Fay M Manning Faraz Mughal Hazem Ahmed Saad Mohamed Ismail Libby M Baines Carolyn A Chew-Graham Zoe Paskins James A Prior Source Type: research