Behavioral risk assessment of the guarded suicidal patient.
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are trained to assess patients by direct observation and examination. Short inpatient length of stay, brief outpatient visits, emergency room evaluations, and other time-limited clinical settings require rapid assessment of suicide risk. Recognition of behavioral suicide risk factors can assist in the early identification of the guarded suicidal patient, thus avoiding total reliance on the patient's reporting.
Simon
Robert I
RI
Psychiatry and Law, Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA. risimonmd@aol.com
D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control; D000092864:Suicide Prevention