Figure 3. Cumulative proportion of individuals who made primary care visits prior to suicide attempt.

Aggregated data on primary care visits across 10 Mental Health Research Network affiliated health systems serving 13 US states are presented in 52 weekly increments prior to each suicide attempt. Data are from individuals who attempted suicide from 2009 thru 2011 and are stratified by racial/ethnicity and diagnosis recorded at the visit (mental health, substance use, other).