PubMed:20873436 JSONTXT 2 Projects

[When should a patient in suicidal crisis be referred to the emergency ward?]. Quand référer aux urgences un patient présentant une crise suicidaire? Suicide, defined as a deliberate self-destruction, is one of the most frequent causes of mortality in the western world. This article emphasizes the importance of primary care practitioners evaluation in the examination and orientation of the suicidal patient. The authors provide some simple evaluation tools to reach these goals.