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==Medical Therapy==
== Overview ==
===First aid for suicide ideation===
Effective medical management include hospitalization of high risk individuals and stabilizing.
Medical professionals advise that people who have expressed plans to kill themselves be encouraged to seek medical attention immediately. This is especially relevant if the means (weapons, drugs, or other methods) are available, or if the patient has crafted a detailed plan for executing the suicide. [[Mental health professionals]] suggest that people who know a person whom they suspect to be suicidal can assist him or her by asking directly if the person has contemplated committing suicide and made specific arrangements, has set a date, etc. Posing such a question ''does not'' render a previously non-suicidal person suicidal{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. According to this advice, the person questioning should seek to be understanding and sympathetic above all else since a suicidal person will often already feel ashamed or guilty about contemplating suicide so care should be taken not to exacerbate that [[guilt]].
== Management ==
Medical management of patients who underwent suicide attempt or at high risk to commit suicide include:<ref name="pmid27354459">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shain B |title=Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents |journal=Pediatrics |volume=138 |issue=1 |pages= |date=July 2016 |pmid=27354459 |doi=10.1542/peds.2016-1420 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid27550977">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chun TH, Mace SE, Katz ER |title=Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies |journal=Pediatrics |volume=138 |issue=3 |pages= |date=September 2016 |pmid=27550977 |doi=10.1542/peds.2016-1570 |url=}}</ref>
* Hospitalization
* Stabilization


Mental health professionals suggest that an affirmative response to these questions should motivate the immediate seeking of medical attention, either from that person's doctor, or, if unavailable, the [[emergency room]] of the nearest [[hospital]].
==== Hospitalization ====
All patients who attempted or at risk of suicide are admitted into hospital irrespective of their consent. As described identification of risk factors and presence of warning signs warrants an hospitalization.
* Patients must be isolated and kept in room with minimal potential of harming himself.
* Family members are allowed to stay if the patient intends.
* A hospital staff must be assigned to provide constant observation.
* Transfer of the patient should take place by ambulance, and the paramedics must be aware of the suicide risk.
* Inpatient treatment should continue until the patient’s safety has stabilized.
* Patients who are admitted involuntarily cannot be given medications other than that are required for stabilization.
* In case patients who are not  stable to consent and require medications for underlying psychiatric disorders, clinicians will need to petition a court to order treatment.


If the prior [[intervention]]s fail, mental health professionals suggest involving [[law enforcement]] officers. While the police do not always have the authority to stop the suicide attempt itself, in some countries including some jurisdictions in the US, killing oneself is illegal.  
==== Outpatient Management ====
* Indicated in patients who are stable and not at high risk of suicide attempt and includes:
** Involvement of the family to regularly monitor the patient
** Restricting access to all lethal means of suicide
** Identifying and avoiding triggers for relapse of suicidal ideation and warning signs
** Educating patients and caregivers
** Specifying coping strategies and healthy activities
** Securing mental health follow-up within 48 hours.


In most cases law enforcement does have the authority to have people involuntarily committed to [[mental health ward]]s. Usually a [[court order]] is required, but if an officer feels the person is in immediate danger he/she can order an involuntary commitment without waiting for a court order. Such commitments are for a limited period, such as 72 hours &ndash; which is intended to be enough time for a doctor to see the person and make an evaluation. After this initial period, a hearing is held in which a judge can decide to order the person released or can extend the treatment time. Afterwards, the court is kept informed of the person's condition and can release the person when they feel the time is right to do so. Legal punishment for suicide attempts is extremely rare{{Fact|date=February 2007}}.
==References ==
 
===Mental health treatment===
Treatment, often including [[medication]], [[counseling]] and [[psychotherapy]], is directed at the underlying causes of suicidal thinking. [[Clinical depression]] is the most common treatable cause, with [[alcohol abuse|alcohol]] or [[drug abuse]] being the next major categories{{Fact|date=February 2007}}.
 
Other [[psychiatric disorder]]s associated with suicidal thinking include [[bipolar disorder]], [[schizophrenia]], [[Borderline personality disorder]], [[Gender identity disorder]] and [[eating disorders]]. Suicidal thoughts provoked by crises will generally settle with time and [[Psychotherapy|counseling]]. Severe depression can continue throughout life even with treatment and repetitive suicide attempts or suicidal ideation can be the result.
 
Methods for disrupting suicidal thinking include having family members or friends tell the person contemplating suicide about who else would be hurt by the loss, citing valuable and productive aspects of the patient's life, and provoking simple curiosity about the victim's own future{{Fact|date=February 2007}}.
 
During the acute phase, the safety of the person is one of the prime factors considered by doctors, and this can lead to admission to a [[psychiatric ward]] or even [[involuntary commitment]].
 
According to a [[2005]] [[randomized controlled trial]] by [[Gregory Brown]], [[Aaron Beck]] and others, [[cognitive therapy]] can reduce repeat suicide attempts by 50%.<ref name="Brown_et_al_2005">''[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/294/5/563 Cognitive Therapy for the Prevention of Suicide Attempts]'', [[Gregory Brown|Brown, G.K.]], [[Thomas Have|Have, T.T.]], [[Gregg Henriques|Henriques, G.R.]], [[Sharon Xie|Xie, S.X.]], [[Judd Hollander|Hollander, J.E.]], [[Aaron Beck|Beck, A.T.]], [[Journal of the American Medical Association]], 2005</ref>
 
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Effective medical management include hospitalization of high risk individuals and stabilizing.

Management

Medical management of patients who underwent suicide attempt or at high risk to commit suicide include:[1][2]

  • Hospitalization
  • Stabilization

Hospitalization

All patients who attempted or at risk of suicide are admitted into hospital irrespective of their consent. As described identification of risk factors and presence of warning signs warrants an hospitalization.

  • Patients must be isolated and kept in room with minimal potential of harming himself.
  • Family members are allowed to stay if the patient intends.
  • A hospital staff must be assigned to provide constant observation.
  • Transfer of the patient should take place by ambulance, and the paramedics must be aware of the suicide risk.
  • Inpatient treatment should continue until the patient’s safety has stabilized.
  • Patients who are admitted involuntarily cannot be given medications other than that are required for stabilization.
  • In case patients who are not stable to consent and require medications for underlying psychiatric disorders, clinicians will need to petition a court to order treatment.

Outpatient Management

  • Indicated in patients who are stable and not at high risk of suicide attempt and includes:
    • Involvement of the family to regularly monitor the patient
    • Restricting access to all lethal means of suicide
    • Identifying and avoiding triggers for relapse of suicidal ideation and warning signs
    • Educating patients and caregivers
    • Specifying coping strategies and healthy activities
    • Securing mental health follow-up within 48 hours.

References

  1. ↑ Shain B (July 2016). "Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents". Pediatrics. 138 (1). doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1420. PMID 27354459.
  2. ↑ Chun TH, Mace SE, Katz ER (September 2016). "Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies". Pediatrics. 138 (3). doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1570. PMID 27550977.

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