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==Overview==
==Overview==
== Classification ==
According to the American Society of Suicidology, suicide can be classified based on method employed and psychiatric behavior of person committed into 10 and 8 types.


== Treatment ==
== Treatment ==

Revision as of 12:18, 14 September 2018

Suicide Microchapters

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Overview

Classification

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Psychiatric evaluation

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Psychotherapy

Pharmacotherapy

Prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Classification

According to the American Society of Suicidology, suicide can be classified based on method employed and psychiatric behavior of person committed into 10 and 8 types.

Treatment

Medical Management

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

Psychotherapy

Effective psychotherapies for suicide prevention include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, family therapy and group psychotherapy.

Pharmacotherapy

Antidepressants has no proven role in the acute management of the suicidal adolescent or child. The American Society of Suicidology recommends administration of appropriated medications for an underlying psychiatric disorder in pediatric patients hospitalized for suicidal ideation or behavior.

Prevention

There are no effective or concrete stratagies in preventing suicides. However, American society of Sucidology brought up certain recommendations in identification of risk factors and warning signs to get aware of an individual at risk. American Society of Sucidology also came up with a pneumonic for warning signs 'IS PATH WARM".

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