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A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Risk Assessment and ManagementManagement of Patients with Acute Suicidality

A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: Management of Patients with Acute... [Management of suicidal patients can be challenging for many clinicians. A common malpractice issue related to suicide is failure to provide protection to patients from killing themselves. This chapter describes the steps in management of suicidal patients in emergency room, outpatient, and inpatient settings.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Risk Assessment and ManagementManagement of Patients with Acute Suicidality

Sadek, Joseph
Springer Journals — Nov 22, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-319-77772-6
Pages
45 –54
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-77773-3_5
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Abstract

[Management of suicidal patients can be challenging for many clinicians. A common malpractice issue related to suicide is failure to provide protection to patients from killing themselves. This chapter describes the steps in management of suicidal patients in emergency room, outpatient, and inpatient settings.]

Published: Nov 22, 2018

Keywords: Medicolegal view; Safety in physical environment; Hospital admission; Observation levels; Suicide management; Safety plan; Safety contract

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