Resource Tag: CASE MANAGEMENT

A multidisciplinary task force conducted root cause analyses of 17 attempted & completed suicides & targeted inadequate patient assessment, poor communication, & knowledge deficits in the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. A protocol was designed to ensure appropriate assessment, monitoring, & treatment of patients at risk for alcohol withdrawal & suicide. A continuous suicide […]

This paper discusses suicide prevention in prisons. Research on the prediction of suicide is examined & rates of suicide in Ontario penetentiares for 1981-91 are given. The mentally ill represent a considerable proportion of prison suicides, with schizophrenia & depression carrying an increased risk. Prisons in the region have an active system for identifying those […]

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2 Doctors comment on the case of a patient with borderline personality who committed suicide at age 23. The challenges these patients present are formidable to both inpatient & outpatient caregivers. Many suicides in this group are due to dismissals from inpatient settings, where acting up becomes intolerable to the staff. Discusses the failings of […]

This book emphasizes that suicidal behaviour & suicide are really 2 separate issues. Discusses the formidable challenge that suicidal behaviour poses due to the anxiety that mental health workers must deal with.

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