title: The suicidal patient on the surgical ward: a multidisciplinary case conference.
abstract: A multidisciplinary conference was held concerning a young woman hospitalized with multiple injuries resulting from a suicide attempt. This case demonstrates the usefulness of a unified biopsychosocial approach to the care of a suicidal patient requiring treatment by numerous services in the general hospital.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011570:Psychiatry; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*