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Exploring thoughts of suicide
Suicide risk article points in the wrong direction
BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1965 (Published 21 April 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j1965
- Matthew Large, psychiatrist1,
- Christopher James Ryan, senior clinical lecturer2
- 1Euroa Centre, The Prince of Wales Hospitals, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
- 2Discipline of Psychiatry and the Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia
- mmclarge{at}gmail.com
Sinclair and Leach’s recent practice pointer perpetuates false but common myths about the risk assessment of suicide.1 The authors dismiss the findings of a recent meta-analysis of controlled studies, which concluded that risk assessment provides “false reassurance and is, therefore, …
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