Psychiatric Emergencies: Assessing and Managing Suicidal Ideation

Andrea N Weber; Maria Michail; Alex Thompson; Jess G Fiedorowicz

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2016.12.006

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Psychiatric Emergencies: Assessing and Managing Suicidal Ideation

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Psychiatric Emergencies: Assessing and Managing Suicidal Ideation

Andrea N Weber, Maria Michail, Alex Thompson and Jess G Fiedorowicz

The Medical clinics of North America, Vol.101(3), pp.553-571

05/2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.12.006

PMCID: PMC5777328

PMID: 28372713

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Abstract

The assessment of suicide risk is a daunting, but increasingly frequent task for outpatient practitioners. Guidelines for depression screening identify more individuals at risk for treatment and mental health resources are not always easily accessible. For those patients identified as in need of a formal suicide risk assessment, this article reviews established risk and protective factors for suicide and provides a framework for the assessment and management of individuals at risk of suicide. The assessment should be explicitly documented with a summary of the most relevant risk/protective factors for that individual with a focus on interventions that may mitigate risk.

Risk Assessment

Humans

Risk Factors

Suicide - prevention & control

Emergencies

Suicidal Ideation

Sexuality - psychology

Stress, Psychological - psychology

Socioeconomic Factors

Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Family Relations

Sex Factors

Substance-Related Disorders - psychology

Health Status

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Title: Subtitle: Psychiatric Emergencies: Assessing and Managing Suicidal Ideation
Creators: Andrea N Weber - Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Maria Michail - School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, D17 Institute of Mental Health, Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK
Alex Thompson - Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Jess G Fiedorowicz - Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 145 North Riverside Drive, 100 CPH, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, 2269 Carver Biomedical Research Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: jess-fiedorowicz@uiowa.edu
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Medical clinics of North America, Vol.101(3), pp.553-571
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.12.006
PMID: 28372713
PMCID: PMC5777328
NLM abbreviation: Med Clin North Am
ISSN: 0025-7125
eISSN: 1557-9859
Publisher: United States
Grant note: U54 TR001356 / NCATS NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 05/2017
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Addiction Medicine; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984003938902771

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