Title
Approaching the suicidal patient
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry; Family Medicine & Community Health
Publication Date
2003-11-19
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Crisis Intervention; Humans; Primary Health Care; Risk Factors; Suicide
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | Emergency Medicine | Primary Care | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry
Abstract
The suicide of a patient can be devastating to the family and to the family physician. The patient's death may shake the physician's confidence, undermine any willingness to work with patients with a mental illness, and provoke professional and legal review. In an attempt to help the family physician prevent suicide, this article reviews known risk factors and offers a strategy for assessing these factors in individual patients. The authors outline interventions that fit the existing level of risk and provide suggestions for the physician in the event of a completed suicide.
Source
Am Fam Physician. 2003 Nov 1;68(9):1814-8.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American family physician
Related Resources
PubMed ID
14620601
Repository Citation
Stovall JG, Domino FJ. (2003). Approaching the suicidal patient. Open Access Publications by UMMS Authors. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/9