Suicide: A Guide to Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment of Suicidal Patients

Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 937 - 971
Published: Sep 1, 1988
Abstract
This article summarizes what is known about risk factors for suicide in both adolescent and adult populations. It also translates this knowledge base into practical considerations for the physician on the assessment and treatment of suicidal patients. Since most patients who commit suicide have seen a physician in the weeks to month prior to their deaths, and many kill themselves with medications prescribed by their doctors, the physician's...
Paper Details
Title
Suicide: A Guide to Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment of Suicidal Patients
Published Date
Sep 1, 1988
Volume
72
Issue
4
Pages
937 - 971
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