Empowerment of Italian general practitioners in depression and suicide prevention: the iFightDepression tool, a game changer of the EAAD-Best project

Empowerment of Italian general practitioners in depression and suicide prevention: the iFightDepression tool, a game changer of the EAAD-Best project

General Practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the early detection and management of depression and in preventing suicide risk. They are often the first healthcare professionals that people in crisis contact. However, their effectiveness can be limited by several barriers, including the lack of spec...

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Published in:Annals of general psychiatry Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 24 - 4
Main Authors: Vargiu, Nuhara, Belfanti, Aurora, Roberti, Michela, Trentin, Serena, Ferrara, Camilla, Tosti, Manuela, Lazzeri, Marco, Giupponi, Giancarlo, Conca, Andreas
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26-06-2024
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects:
Care and treatment
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Depression Prevention
Depression, Mental
EAAD
FightDepression
General practitioners (GPs)
Physicians (General practice)
Practice
Prevention
Psychiatric services
Self-help app
Social aspects
Suicidal behavior
Suicide risk
Training
Web applications
Italy
Suicide risk
Depression Prevention
Education
General practitioners (GPs)
FightDepression
EAAD
Self-help app
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Summary:General Practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the early detection and management of depression and in preventing suicide risk. They are often the first healthcare professionals that people in crisis contact. However, their effectiveness can be limited by several barriers, including the lack of specific training and appropriate tools.The EAAD-Best project aims to fill these gaps through its iFightDepression tool, an online tool designed to support patients, psychologists, psychiatrists, and GPs in managing depression and preventing suicide. This article examines the implementation of the iFightDepression platform in Italy, assessing its impact on the empowerment of GPs in the fight against depression. Through a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data collected by the project, the 'unmet need' of GPs' in Italy regarding their specific training in mental health is highlighted.The response of 2,068 Italian GPs in just 7 months after the start of the iFD project is an expression of GPs' engagement to work against depression and for suicide risk prevention.
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ISSN:1744-859X
1744-859X
DOI:10.1186/s12991-024-00506-0