To be or not to be: the suicidal patient.
Depression is a common condition in the practice of most physicians. Some depressed patients are prone to suicide, many ambivalent about it. The SAD PERSONS scale may be helpful for the physician in assessing risk. Because of the ambivalence, it is important that an authority figure-physician, friend, family member- not fail to recognize the risk and unthinkingly sanction a destructive act.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010819:Physician's Role; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D000092864:Suicide Prevention