The Inpatient Management of Suicidality (IN: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Suicide Assessment and Intervention, edited by D G Jacobs)

Topics discussed in this chapter include: orientation of the inpatient clinician; comprehensive assessment of suicidality including ideation, history of suicide attempts, diagnostic status, life circumstances, competence & alliance, & special considerations with child & adolescent patients; the treatment environment including administrative procedures & level-of-care decisions; clinical strategies; discharge procedures including requesting a second opinion & reviewing the discharge plan.