TY - JOUR
T1 - Definition and management of suicidality in psychiatric patients.
AU - Fawcett, Jan A.
AU - Baldessarini, Ross J.
AU - Coryell, William H.
AU - Silverman, Morton M.
AU - Stein, Dan J.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - The US Food and Drug Administration warnings that psychotropic medications may increase the risk of suicidality have generated concern about prescribing these agents to patients with psychiatric disorders, many of whom are already at increased risk for suicide. To effectively prevent suicidal behaviors and suicide in clinical practice, clinicians must understand the dangers and benefits associated with psychotropic medications. In addition, they must learn how to identify and manage suicidal risk during treatment.
AB - The US Food and Drug Administration warnings that psychotropic medications may increase the risk of suicidality have generated concern about prescribing these agents to patients with psychiatric disorders, many of whom are already at increased risk for suicide. To effectively prevent suicidal behaviors and suicide in clinical practice, clinicians must understand the dangers and benefits associated with psychotropic medications. In addition, they must learn how to identify and manage suicidal risk during treatment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77950377148&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4088/jcp.8145tx1c
DO - 10.4088/jcp.8145tx1c
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19906337
AN - SCOPUS:77950377148
SN - 0160-6689
VL - 70
SP - e38
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
IS - 10
ER -