Assessment of Suicidal Behavior in the Emergency Department

by Steven D. Targum, MD; Frank Friedman, MD; and Manuel N. Pacheco, MD, FAPM, DFAPA
Steven D. Targum, MD, is the scientific director at Clintara LLC, the chief medical officer at Methylation Sciences Inc., BrainCells Inc., and Functional Neuromodulation Inc., the chief medical advisor at Prana Biotechnology Ltd., and a consultant in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Frank Friedman is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Director of Prehospital Care and Emergency Preparedness at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Manuel N. Pacheco is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief of the Consultation/Liaison Service and of the Emergency Service, Department of Psychiatry at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Innov Clin Neurosci. 2014;10(9–10):194–200