Suicide. What to say, what to do?

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Suicide. What to say, what to do?

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Lucy O'Hagan

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Dunedin GP Lucy O’Hagan reflects on her thought process when faced with a suicidal patient or friend

Suicide is hot news. It’s in our families, our communities; it’s patients we know, colleagues we hear of. Last year, it was a medical student, last mo