Management of suicide risk
Open Access
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in Psychiatric Bulletin
- Vol. 21 (4) , 214-216
- https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.21.4.214
Abstract
The risk of suicide pervades much of day-to-day clinical practice. Effective management encompasses its recognition, evaluation of severity, and the use of techniques which reduce it to an acceptable level during treatment of the condition which it complicates.Keywords
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