Citation

Wolfersdorf M, Schneider B, Schmidtke A. Nervenarzt, Der 2015; 86(9): 1120-1129.

Vernacular Title

Suizidalität: ein psychiatrischer Notfall, Suizidprävention: eine psychiatrische Verpflichtung.

Affiliation

Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth/Bezirksklinik Hochstadt, Nordring 2, 95445, Bayreuth, Deutschland, manfred.wolfersdorf@bezirkskrankenhaus-bayreuth.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00115-014-4150-3

PMID

26315646

Abstract

In German psychiatry suicidal behavior is seen as sign of a psychiatric crisis in a person in the context of psychopathology, psychodynamics and psychosocial situation. Psychiatric disorders are found in up to 90 % of people who commit suicide and the time span following the decision to commit suicide is often very short, within 24 h. Suicide prevention is a central duty and obligation in psychiatry and psychotherapy. This article gives an overview on the current state of knowledge on suicide from a clinical point of view.

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