SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT

CIRCUMSTANCES
What tablets did you take?
How many tablets?
Whose tablets?
Where did you take the tablets?
What were you doing before?
Were you alone?
How did you end up in the hospital?

IMPULSIVE vs. PLANNED
Tell anybody? (have you told anybody before you took it?
Suicide note / wills / final acts?
How long thinking about it? (1 day? 6 weeks?)

TODAY
Purpose of OD?
Did they believe it would kill them?
Reason for OD?
How do they feel about it today?
Still want to die?
Plans/preparation?
Future?

PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS
Depression (you mentioned you have been on amitryptiline, can you tell me how your mood has been? energy? interest? sleep? appetite?)
Alcohol / Drugs
Self harm
Psychosis