Suicidal behavior of patients in practice of narcologists

Confronted, anonymous, non-randomized, audience survey of 121 narcologists from cities of Kurgan, Tyumen, Salekhard and Khanty-Mansiysk and the surrounding areas for suicidal behavior of patients and activity of the professionals during its identifying has been carried out. Questionnaire «Suicidal behavior of patients in practice of narcologists» was used. There were cases of suicides of patients or suicide attempts in practice of the most doctors. Most of these patients had symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, but in the conversation with the doctor, they rarely reported about their own suicidal thoughts. There's need for further study of suicidal behavior of addicted patients and improvement of tactics of narcologists during the work with these patients.