title: Differential diagnosis and management of suicidal behavior.
abstract: Suicidal behavior, like fever and headache, has a differential diagnosis. The physician, confronted with a patient who is suicidal, must identify the etiology of the self-destructive behavior and provide diagnostic-specific treatment. Suicide, in most instances, is a preventable cause of death.
authors: Regent Hospital, New York, NY 10021.
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Slaby
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000092864:Suicide Prevention