Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of suicide risk
- Suicide and specific populations
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide risk assessment
- After assessing the presence of risk
- Self-care for GPs
- Your resource tool kit
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of suicide risk
- Suicide and specific populations
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide risk assessment
- After assessing the presence of risk
- Self-care for GPs
- Your resource tool kit
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
Your resource tool kit
Medicare Mental Health Centres
Suicide Call Back Service. Mental health counselling
Australian Institute of Male Health & Studies (AIMHS). Male suicide
Minds Together
Living Is For Everyone (LIFE). Fact sheets
Lifeline. Facts about suicide
Life In Mind
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia. First aid guidelines. Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Suicide Call Back Service
Suicideline
Suicideline. Warning signs and risk factors Mindframe
Suicide Prevention for Autism Neuro-affirming Toolkit
Suicide Call Back Service. Mental health counselling
Australian Institute of Male Health & Studies (AIMHS). Male suicide
Minds Together
Living Is For Everyone (LIFE). Fact sheets
Lifeline. Facts about suicide
Life In Mind
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia. First aid guidelines. Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Suicide Call Back Service
Suicideline
Suicideline. Warning signs and risk factors Mindframe
Suicide Prevention for Autism Neuro-affirming Toolkit
Black Dog Institute. Patient resource
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
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
Australian Psychological Society (APS). Anxiety tip sheet
Beyondblue. Symptoms of anxiety
Headspace. Youth mental health resource library, Anxiety factsheet
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
Beyondblue. Symptoms of anxiety
Headspace. Youth mental health resource library, Anxiety factsheet
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
National guide to preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
Shared Roses in the Ocean
The Healing Foundation
The Healing Foundation. Understanding trauma fact sheet for GP services
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
Shared Roses in the Ocean
The Healing Foundation
The Healing Foundation. Understanding trauma fact sheet for GP services
The Analogy Bank. An analogy resource for mental health clinicians
Department of Health. Principles of recovery oriented mental health practice
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
Department of Health. Principles of recovery oriented mental health practice
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
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
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
Initial Assessment Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR)
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). Aa 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 guide to gathering information about a person’s presenting experience of a ‘suicidal state’ in order to support decision making about safety planning
Antenatal risk questionnaire. A questionnaire to be administered by clinicians, 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
Postnatal risk questionnaire (PNRQ)
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
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). Aa 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 guide to gathering information about a person’s presenting experience of a ‘suicidal state’ in order to support decision making about safety planning
Antenatal risk questionnaire. A questionnaire to be administered by clinicians, 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
Postnatal risk questionnaire (PNRQ)
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
beyondblue. ‘Finding our way back’, a resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples after a suicide attempt
beyondblue. ‘Finding your way back’, a resource for people who have attempted suicide
beyondblue. ‘Guiding their way back’, a resource for people who are supporting someone after a suicide attempt
beyondblue. Safety app
Conversations Matter. Resources for professionals and those working with communities
Lifeline. Tool kits
Melvin GA, Gresham D, Beaton S. Safety first – Not last! Suicide Safety Planning Intervention (SPI). InPsych 2016; 38(1):14–15
Safety planning template
beyondblue. ‘Finding your way back’, a resource for people who have attempted suicide
beyondblue. ‘Guiding their way back’, a resource for people who are supporting someone after a suicide attempt
beyondblue. Safety app
Conversations Matter. Resources for professionals and those working with communities
Lifeline. Tool kits
Melvin GA, Gresham D, Beaton S. Safety first – Not last! Suicide Safety Planning Intervention (SPI). InPsych 2016; 38(1):14–15
Safety planning template
Black Dog Institute. Self-care plan for GPs
Black Dog Institute. TEN – The Essential Network for Health Professionals
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
Drs for Drs
Hand-n-Hand Peer Support
RACGP Wellbeing Hub
Life In Mind – Every Doctor, Every Setting
Black Dog Institute. TEN – The Essential Network for Health Professionals
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
Drs for Drs
Hand-n-Hand Peer Support
RACGP Wellbeing Hub
Life In Mind – Every Doctor, Every Setting