Suicide Risk Management in the Correctional Setting
Author: Ole J. Thienhaus, M.D., M.B.A..
Source: Volume 13, Number 01, Winter 2009 , pp.3-7(5)
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Abstract:
This article offers a methodology for law enforcement in correctional settings to avoid the suicide situation related to the holding of an arrested drunk driver and other alcohol- or drug-impaired arrestees facing confinement.Keywords: (National Center for Health Statistics, 2005); Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. ( DSM-IV ; American Psychiatric Association, 1994.);
Affiliations:
1: University of Nevada School of Medicine.