title: Managing the suicidal patient.
abstract: Suicide is a major public health problem. Worldwide, approximately 1% of deaths are due to suicide. In the United States, suicide is the eighth leading cause of death. More than 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year, and nearly 500,000 others make a serious suicide attempt warranting emergency medical attention. Suicide attempts account for 23% of psychiatric visits to emergency rooms.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Golden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data