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Guidelines on the clinical management of suicidal patients in psychiatric units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. Gardner
R. Gardner*
Affiliation:
Addenbrooke's and Fulbourn Hospitals, Cambridge
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Views differ as to whether it is feasible – or indeed desirable – to agree on a Code of Practice with respect to the clinical management of suicidal patients in psychiatric units (Morgan, 1988). At Fulbourn Hospital (Gardner, 1988) we have developed some guidelines which might, if suitably modified, be used elsewhere; they are appended below.

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Clinical management
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 13 , Issue 10 , October 1989 , pp. 561 - 564
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989

References

Morgan, H. G. (Ed) (1988) Proceedings of Conference on the Clinical Management of Suicide Risk, The Royal Society of Medicine, London. Chapterhouse Codex.Google Scholar
Gardner, R. (1988) Surveillance of patients at risk. Ibid, 21–23.Google Scholar
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