Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Attempt Presenting to the Emergency Department: Differences Between These Cohorts

Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Attempt Presenting to the Emergency Department: Differences Between These Cohorts

Introduction: The World Health Organization estimates that one million people die by suicide every year. Few studies have looked at factors associated with disposition in patients with chief complaints of depression, suicidal ideation (SI) and suicidal attempts (SA) who present to the emergency depa...

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Main Authors: Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, Craig L. Anderson, Michael Habicht, Tim Bruckner, Shahram Lotfipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-03-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Suicidal ideation
suicidal attempt
depression
discharge
disposition
Ethnicity disparity
Injury Prevention
Psychiatric emergency
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