Depression and the Suicidal Patient

Depression is the most common psychiatric illness in the general community, with 3% to 4% of depressives dying by suicide today. Studies have shown that depression has considerable morbidity and mortality. This article focuses on depressed patients and their management within the emergency departmen...

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Published in:	Emergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 765 - 778
Main Authors:	Kuo, Dick C., MD, Tran, Mina, MD, Shah, Asim A., MD, Matorin, Anu, MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-11-2015
Subjects:	Depression Depression - epidemiology Depression - therapy Disease Management Emergency Emergency room Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Global Health Humans Prevalence Suicide Suicide - prevention & control Suicide risk Suicide risk Depression Emergency room Suicide
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Summary:	Depression is the most common psychiatric illness in the general community, with 3% to 4% of depressives dying by suicide today. Studies have shown that depression has considerable morbidity and mortality. This article focuses on depressed patients and their management within the emergency department. Understanding the intricacies of the interview process and identifying which patients need immediate attention are important skills for the emergency physician.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	0733-8627 1558-0539
DOI:	10.1016/j.emc.2015.07.005