Citation

Sankaranarayanan A. Internet Journal of Mental Health 2008; 5(2).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008)

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Abstract

Nearly two-thirds of patients present to the emergency department before committing suicide; however risk assessments often tend to be done poorly or inadequately in emergency settings. A mnemonic is presented that can aid in easy recall of essential factors to be considered in suicide risk assessment. Copyright Internet Scientific Publications, LLC., 1996 to 2010.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Suicide; Risk assessment