Citation

Hirschfeld RM. Hosp. Pract. (1995) 1998; 33(10): 119-23, 127-8, 131-3 passim.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, JTE Multimedia)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9793545

Abstract

Patients at imminent risk of suicide (within 48 hours) generally require psychiatric hospitalization. Short-term risk is an indication for aggressive, closely supervised medical therapy, with possible referral to a substance abuse program. If risk is low but chronic, drug treatment or psychotherapy may reduce underlying stressors.

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