Citation

Litman RE. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 1982; 12(4): 212-220.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7184210

Abstract

Based on personal experience as an expert witness in litigation following Hospital Suicides, the following recommendations are made: every hospital should have a Suicide Prevention Committee which establishes written guidelines after surveying security areas and talking with staff and patients. Reasonable treatment requires that each patient be evaluated for suicide risk, that a treatment plan be formulated, and that staff follow the treatment plan according to the hospital's own policies.