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© 2013 Dr Christopher Mansbridge at OSCEstop, a source of free OSCE exam notes for medical students’ finals OSCE revisionAttempted Suicide HistoryThe Event Before o Events leading up to suicide attempt  Life events  Depression o Planning  e. how long was there between you thinking of overdosing ...

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Attempted Suicide History The Event 

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Events leading up to suicide attempt  Life events  Depression Planning  e.g. how long was there between you thinking of overdosing and doing it?” Suicide note / tell anybody Precautions Exactly how did it  e.g. tablets: what, how many, where got, what they thought would happen When and where How discovered Alcohol/drug intoxication Feelings now Angry/ regretful Future feelings  e.g. “if you were to go home now , what would happen?”  If they’ve changed their mind: “what changed?”

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Depression symptoms screen Past o Past medical history o Past suicide attempts / self harm Social history o Drug/alcohol use o Social stresses o Relationships o Jobs Rest of psychiatric history (see OSCEstop notes on psychiatric history)

Suicide Risk Factors 

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Demographics o Male o Old or young Current situation o Unemployed o Depressed o Lack of social support History o Chronic illness o Previous attempts o Alcohol/drug abuse

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