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SMJ // Article

Original Article

The Presuicidal Patient: Recognition and Management

Authors: MATHEW ROSS, M.D.

Abstract

One of the major causes of death in this country is suicide. A large proportion of those taking their lives are under the care of a physician or have recently consulted one because of some somatic, but indefinite complaint. Thus, the alert physician may prevent many a suicide if he grasps the clinical picture of the presuicidal patient.

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