Serious Suicide Attempts: Assessment and Management

Area of Science:

• Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Inpatient Care

Background:

• Medical and surgical inpatients often present with comorbid psychiatric symptoms.
• Managing these complex cases requires interdisciplinary collaboration.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital.
• To highlight the utility of rounds reports for clinicians.

Main Methods:

• The Psychiatric Consultation Service conducts twice-weekly rounds.
• Discussions focus on diagnosis and management of inpatients with complex medical/surgical and psychiatric conditions.

Main Results:

• Rounds discussions generate valuable reports.
• These reports are useful for clinicians at the medicine-psychiatry interface.

Conclusions:

• The Psychiatric Consultation Service effectively addresses complex inpatient cases.
• Rounds reports serve as a practical resource for medical and psychiatric clinicians.