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Decision to Hospitalize and Alternatives to Hospitalization (IN: Suicide: Guidelines for Assessment, Management, and Treatment, edited by B Bongar)
Comstock B S
This chapter reviews what is known about suicide risk states & the related functions of hospitals, consideration of case volume & the problems related to it, the methodology of risk assessment, recommendations for minimal indications for hospitalization, & a description of alternative treatments available when hospitalization is not used. (19 ref)