title: [Suicidal behavior: a psychiatric emergency situation, suicide prevention: a psychiatric obligation].
abstract: In German psychiatry suicidal behavior is seen as sign of a psychiatric crisis in a person in the context of psychopathology, psychodynamics and psychosocial situation. Psychiatric disorders are found in up to 90% of people who commit suicide and the time span following the decision to commit suicide is often very short, within 24 h. Suicide prevention is a central duty and obligation in psychiatry and psychotherapy. This article gives an overview on the current state of knowledge on suicide from a clinical point of view.
authors: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth/Bezirksklinik Hochstadt, Nordring 2, 95445, Bayreuth, Deutschland, manfred.wolfersdorf@bezirkskrankenhaus-bayreuth.de.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Wolfersdorf
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Schneider
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Schmidtke
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention