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Practice guidelines for suicidality and self-harm

Royal College of Psychiatrists (2014): Managing self-harm in young people

American Psychiatric Association (2010): Patients with suicidal behaviors


Related Pages

Suicidality: General articles

Five horrifying statistics about suicide we should all know

Suicide trends

How NOT to talk about suicide


Suicidality: Evaluation

The Three-Step Ladder: A better, easier way to start to ask about suicidal ideation

How to evaluate and categorize the type of suicidal ideation

Types of suicidal behaviors

Why and how to monitor and evaluate for suicide risk after bariatric surgery

Quick tips in suicide assessment: Interview with Jack Krasuski, MD


Suicidality: Resources

Practice guidelines for suicidality and self-harm

BEST books on suicide risk assessment and management


Suicidality: Medications that may increase the risk

In whom can antidepressants increase the risk of suicidality?

What can we do about suicidality associated with antidepressants?

Can isotretinoin (Accutane®, Roaccutane®) cause depression or suicidality?

What do published studies on isotretinoin and depression/ suicidality show?


Suicidality: Management

Tips on reducing the risk of death by suicide

Call 988, the “Suicide & Crisis Lifeline” 

In suicidal patients, avoid 90-day prescriptions of these medications

Which psychiatric medications are particularly lethal in overdose?

Is ADHD associated with increased suicidality and does treatment reduce that risk?

Suicide: A New Conceptualization, A Neglected Question, and Specific Medications (Interview with David Sheehan, MD)

TED talk: The bridge between suicide and life


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