Medical Errors: Management of Suicide Attempts by PCPs

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Medical Errors: Management of Suicide Attempts by PCPs

Medical errors in the management of suicidal patients is a death sentence.  Suicide rates are climbing in the U.S., so primary care providers (PCPs) are facing more encounters with suicidal patients.  In this blogpost, I will discuss treatment guidelines set forth in the Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry for suicidal patients.

The patient-PCP relationship is important in preventing future suicides.