
@article{ref1,
title="Hospital suicides: lawsuits and standards",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="1982",
author="Litman, R. E.",
volume="12",
number="4",
pages="212-220",
abstract="Based on personal experience as an expert witness in litigation following Hospital Suicides, the following recommendations are made: every hospital should have a Suicide Prevention Committee which establishes written guidelines after surveying security areas and talking with staff and patients. Reasonable treatment requires that each patient be evaluated for suicide risk, that a treatment plan be formulated, and that staff follow the treatment plan according to the hospital's own policies.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}