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Crisis Management of the Suicidal Patient (IN: Sucide Over the Life Cycle, ed. by S J Blumenthal and D J Kupfer)
Doyle B B
This article explains how to effectively intervene with an acutely suicidal patient. The author outlines risk factors, & discusses how to establish & maintain contact, build an alliance, & implement a plan with a suicidal patient. Intervention methods are discussed for primary care patients, psychiatric outpatients, emergency room patients, medical & surgical patients, & psychiatric inpatients. (VM)