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Case #74 “Will She Do It?” by Charlene Babcock Irvin, MD, FACEP

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Psychosocial and Psychiatric Emergencies

A 22 y/o female is admitted with the chief complaint of suicidal ideation. HPI:  This 22 y/o female has a history of depression and heroin addiction arrives for evaluation on a Sunday morning.  She has been hospitalized several times for depression, and has taken an overdose of pills once in a suicide attempt (2 yrs ago). She had been [...]

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