Chang C.-M.Liao S.-C.Chiang H.-C.Chen Y.-Y.Tseng K.-C.Chau Y.-L.Chang H.-J.MING-BEEN LEE2021-10-262021-10-26200971250https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70450200714&doi=10.1192%2fbjp.bp.108.053728&partnerID=40&md5=e29ddc60d94c33aad9f6e918c9c076c5https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/585783All suicides (n=12497) in Taiwan in 2001-2004 were identified from mortality records retrieved from the National Health insurance Database. Altogether, 95.1% of females and 84.9% of males had been in contact with healthcare services in the year before their death. Females received significantly more diagnoses of psychiatric disorders (48.0% v. 30.2%) and major depression (17.8% v. 7.4%) than males. Such differences were consistent across different medical settings where contact with hospital-based non-psychiatric physicians was as common as with general practitioners (GPs). However, diagnoses of psychiatric disorders were underdiagnosed in both genders.[SDGs]SDG3adult; article; data base; female; health care utilization; health service; human; major clinical study; major depression; male; medical record; mental disease; mortality; sex difference; suicide; Taiwan; Adult; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Health Services; Humans; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; Suicide; Taiwanjournal article10.1192/bjp.bp.108.053728198809392-s2.0-70450200714