Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the Emergency Setting
Powsner S, Goebert D, Richmond J, Takeshita J. Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the Emergency Setting. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2023, 21: 8-17. PMID: 37205029, PMCID: PMC10172543, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20220072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of suicideEmergency settingIndividual patientsEvidence-based screeningSerious public health issueEmergency department settingBetter clinical assessmentPublic health issueSuicide risk assessmentCommon presentationHospital admissionPsychiatric admissionsDepartment settingLeading causeClinical assessmentED boardingPatientsPsychiatric crisisSuicidal ideationSuicide riskAvailable evidenceHealth issuesSignificant riskAdmissionRisk