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==Background== | |||
*Score used to determine if patients presenting with [[depression]] and/or suicidal ideation need to be admitted vs. outpatient followup | |||
==SCORE (points)== | ==SCORE (points)== | ||
Sex = male (1) | *Sex = male (1) | ||
*Age <19 or >45 (1) | |||
Age <19 or >45 (1) | *Depressed symptoms (2) | ||
*Past psych history (1) | |||
Depressed | *Etoh/drug use hx (1) | ||
*Rational thought loss (2) | |||
Past psych | *Sep/div./wid (1) | ||
*Organized /serious attempt (2) | |||
Etoh/drug use hx (1) | *No social support (1) | ||
*Stated intent (or ambivilance) (2) | |||
Rational thought loss (2) | |||
Sep/div./wid (1) | |||
Organized /serious attempt (2) | |||
No social support (1) | |||
Stated intent (or ambivilance) (2) | |||
;Assessment must be without ETOH/drugs on board | |||
>8: Admit | ==Disposition== | ||
*By point total: | |||
**<6: May d/c home if have someone to care for them, follow x 1dy, call f/u MD, contract | |||
**6-8: 50% admission rate (consult psych) | |||
**>8: Admit | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Source== | ==Source== | ||
[[Category:Psych]] | [[Category:Psych]] | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 15 February 2015
Background
- Score used to determine if patients presenting with depression and/or suicidal ideation need to be admitted vs. outpatient followup
SCORE (points)
- Sex = male (1)
- Age <19 or >45 (1)
- Depressed symptoms (2)
- Past psych history (1)
- Etoh/drug use hx (1)
- Rational thought loss (2)
- Sep/div./wid (1)
- Organized /serious attempt (2)
- No social support (1)
- Stated intent (or ambivilance) (2)
- Assessment must be without ETOH/drugs on board
Disposition
- By point total:
- <6: May d/c home if have someone to care for them, follow x 1dy, call f/u MD, contract
- 6-8: 50% admission rate (consult psych)
- >8: Admit