A member asked:

What does your doc do if you call into clinic sucidial and wanting to hurt yourself? what are they supposed to do?

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

What's your wish?: In my experience, all health care providers take the word suicide very seriously. Even if they question how likely it is, they do something protective. A bad therapist-patient match is not unusual. You need to find a good match - one where you trust & respect the doc and they take you as a tx partner. A trip to the er, stating your suicidal issue will get you immediate safety of some sort. Best!

Answered 11/28/2013

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