Citation

Paul KL, Becker J. S. Dak. J. Med. 1989; 42(9): 13-15.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, South Dakota Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2799377

Abstract

Depression is a common condition in the practice of most physicians. Some depressed patients are prone to suicide, many ambivalent about it. The SAD PERSONS scale may be helpful for the physician in assessing risk. Because of the ambivalence, it is important that an authority figure-physician, friend, family member- not fail to recognize the risk and unthinkingly sanction a destructive act.

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