Citation

Press BR, Khan SA. Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 1997; 9(3): 237-241.

Affiliation

Division of Child Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-3325, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9229162

Abstract

The pediatrician may be called on either as the primary physician or as a consultant to see a suicidal child or adolescent in the emergency department. Psychiatric consultation may not be available immediately. The pediatrician will then play a pivotal role in the evaluation and disposition of the patient. We discuss the epidemiology, initial approach to evaluation, and a rational plan for deciding when it is safe to discharge the patient from the emergency department.

Language: en