title: [The suicide assessment in the psychiatric emergencies: A semi-structured interview].
abstract: The epidemiological literature shows that the population going through general or psychiatric emergencies indicates a high suicide risk. Suicide is classified as an avoidable mortality by the WHO. Therefore, suicidal potential must be assessed at different stages of hospitalization: when the patient comes to the emergency, during hospitalization, after hospitalization in the context of prevention and regularly monitoring. The authors present a simple approach to the investigation of suicidal activity through a semi-structured clinical interview and propose a fast and convenient grid report, experienced at psychiatric emergencies. A real and concrete case illustrates the method whereas are reminded the suicide warning signs and indices of increase about risk of acting out at the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre, Laboratoire IPSé, 92000 Nanterre, France; Hôpital René-Dubos, accueil de psychiatrie, 6, avenue de l'Île-de-France, 95300 Cergy-Pontoise, France. Electronic address: je.vandevoorde@free.fr.
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vandevoorde
authors.affiliation: Hôpital René-Dubos, accueil de psychiatrie, 6, avenue de l'Île-de-France, 95300 Cergy-Pontoise, France.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baudoin
authors.affiliation: Hôpital René-Dubos, accueil de psychiatrie, 6, avenue de l'Île-de-France, 95300 Cergy-Pontoise, France.
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chabert
authors.affiliation: Hôpital René-Dubos, accueil de psychiatrie, 6, avenue de l'Île-de-France, 95300 Cergy-Pontoise, France.
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baudoin
authors.affiliation: Hôpital René-Dubos, accueil de psychiatrie, 6, avenue de l'Île-de-France, 95300 Cergy-Pontoise, France.
authors.forename: Ambre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez Valero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*