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ST Poll: What % of patients say they are suicidal when in fact they aren't and are simply looking for a hospital stay?

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Sep 12 '11, 21:42

The % comes from a study done in 1998 in an academic general hospital on the east coast (The name of the hospital isn't given)

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Spoiler since we are getting close to the roll - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 21:55 1
- shocked. i'm shocked after watching House for 5 or so years to believe that patients actually lie to doctors. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 12, 21:57
that might vary on how cold it is, or huricane stormy it is outside? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 12, 21:44 1
- Very true, The study doesnt mention (or I don't recall) what time of the year it was done. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 21:46
2 -- nm - peglegpete Sep 12, 21:44
well if they were genuinely suicidal . . . 100%? -- nm - moles Sep 12, 21:44 3
- Yea... tons of people call 911 to say they are suicidal. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 21:47 2
  - i guess what i'm saying is that if they were really suicidal, they wouldn't be on the phone to 911 -- nm - moles Sep 12, 21:48 1
    - I understand your point and I wondered that myself. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 21:51

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