Suicide ranks 11th[1]� in the list of leading causes of death in this country; third among young people ages 15 to 24; and fourth among children between 10 and 14.[2]� In fact, more people kill themselves than kill others.
Recent statistics indicate that suicide claims account for 21 percent of all cases filed against psychiatrists and 42 percent of every dollar paid out by insurance companies covering psychiatrists.[3]� Effective management of the risk of suicide has been an elusive goal of the mental health field. Perhaps because more people are under treatment now then ever before and because patients have become more sophisticated both legally and medically, there has been a proliferation of these claims recently.[4]�
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