Managing suicidal patients in clinical practice
Angelo De Gioannis, Diego De Leo
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DOI: 10.4236/ojpsych.2012.21008   PDF    HTML   XML   9,916 Downloads   17,426 Views   Citations

Abstract

The clinical management of suicidal patients can be very challenging. This paper guides the reader through the basic steps in assessing a subject and deciding the type of treatment to provide. Characteristics of main psychiatric pathologies associated with suicidality are described, with attention to the peculiarities that specific associations may frequently entail.

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Gioannis, A. and Leo, D. (2012) Managing suicidal patients in clinical practice. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 2, 49-60. doi: 10.4236/ojpsych.2012.21008.

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