People with serious mental illness who are having ideas about suicide need medical help as well as the support of relatives and friends. It is best to let the person's doctor know in advance of the possibility or likelihood of suicide. This can facilitate admission into hospital care, either voluntarily or through legal means, i.e. using the country's Mental Health Act, if there is one, for someone who will not go willingly to hospital.
People with serious mental illness who are having ideas about
suicide need medical help as well as the support of relatives and
friends. It is best to let the person's doctor know in advance of
the possibility or likelihood of suicide. This...
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People with serious mental illness who are having ideas about suicide need medical help as well as the support of relatives and friends. It is best to let the person's doctor know in advance of the possibility or likelihood of suicide. This can facilitate admission into hospital care, either voluntarily or through legal means, i.e. using the country's Mental Health Act, if there is one, for someone who will not go willingly to hospital.People with serious mental illness who are having ideas about suicide need medical help as well as the support of relatives and friends. It is best to let the person's doctor know in advance of the possibility or likelihood of suicide. This... More
