Protecting partial-hospitalization patients from suicide.
OBJECTIVE
Assessing suicide potential and intervening to prevent suicide in partial-hospitalization patients.


OBJECTIVE
To provide information for assessing and intervening with outpatients who express suicidal thoughts and to propose a decision tree.


METHODS
Literature review, clinical experience.


CONCLUSIONS
Careful assessment and sound management are required to provide treatment in outpatient settings while maintaining patient safety. A decision tree can help the clinician make sound decisions.
Freed
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University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA.
Rudolph
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D000465:Algorithms; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009736:Nursing Process; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention