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When should a hospital take a suicide threat seriously?
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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 539795" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p>The fact that he can tell you in such details what and when he is feeling things is a major sign. The Dr. was totally incompetent. I am angry enough to consider having a lawyer at least send him a letter. My difficult child did use suicide as a method of manipulating us. However, his ER doctor took it very seriously. The Dr. asked him detailed questions to determine how well he had thought it through, and when faced with the possibility of getting admitted to the hospital, difficult child squilled like a pig. He explained all if his strategies, and it was clear he had not thought anything related to how to kill himself, only how to get mom upset. Even after this confession the Dr. never berated him or told him to grow up, he took the approach that the attempt to manipulate us was a sign of mental illness and referred us to a day program. This event did discourage difficult child from using suicide to manipulate us (the intelligent difficult child found other techniques - ug).</p><p></p><p>Could you find a key word or action that he could use to inform you. It probably is difficult to talk about in the heat of the feelings, but if he could say a one word code word or significant action, he could use to convey that an episode is active. You might wish to have shifts with husband as you must sleep to help him. When he is clam talk with him to find out how detailed his plans are. Is it a general wish or a thought out effective plan. And yes even though it won't totally stop him, removing possibilities and making it harder might make a difference. I would call the Dr. daily looking to see if someone cancels and if you need to go to the emergency room again, find a different hospital even it it requires a longer drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 539795, member: 6557"] The fact that he can tell you in such details what and when he is feeling things is a major sign. The Dr. was totally incompetent. I am angry enough to consider having a lawyer at least send him a letter. My difficult child did use suicide as a method of manipulating us. However, his ER doctor took it very seriously. The Dr. asked him detailed questions to determine how well he had thought it through, and when faced with the possibility of getting admitted to the hospital, difficult child squilled like a pig. He explained all if his strategies, and it was clear he had not thought anything related to how to kill himself, only how to get mom upset. Even after this confession the Dr. never berated him or told him to grow up, he took the approach that the attempt to manipulate us was a sign of mental illness and referred us to a day program. This event did discourage difficult child from using suicide to manipulate us (the intelligent difficult child found other techniques - ug). Could you find a key word or action that he could use to inform you. It probably is difficult to talk about in the heat of the feelings, but if he could say a one word code word or significant action, he could use to convey that an episode is active. You might wish to have shifts with husband as you must sleep to help him. When he is clam talk with him to find out how detailed his plans are. Is it a general wish or a thought out effective plan. And yes even though it won't totally stop him, removing possibilities and making it harder might make a difference. I would call the Dr. daily looking to see if someone cancels and if you need to go to the emergency room again, find a different hospital even it it requires a longer drive. [/QUOTE]
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