Is it time to abandon suicide risk assessment?

Suicide risk assessment includes estimating the likelihood of suicide in words such as ‘low, medium or high’. A ‘high suicide risk’ rating can trigger a powerful urge to eliminate risk immediately. But it is far from clear what...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Declan Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-01-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472400001228/type/journal_article