EMERGENCY MEDICINE QUESTIONS (EMQS)
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COORDINATORS: BETH NEWSTEAD AND GAVIN LLOYD
Theme: Psychiatry
QUESTION 1
Which of the following statements regarding deliberate self-harm (DSH) are true?
- Following an episode of DSH, a third of patients will harm themselves again.
- A patient presenting to a UK emergency department (ED) after an episode of DSH has a 3% risk of completed suicide over a 15-year period.
- Follow-up of patients by telephone after an episode of DSH reduces further self-harm.
- Antidepressants reduce further self-harm.
QUESTION 2
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to mental health legislation?
- For a patient in whom you suspect mental illness, you can use Section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 to detain them in the ED for up to 72 h.
- An ED is no longer considered to be "a place of safety" for patients requiring emergency assessment under Section 136 of the same Act.
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005 cannot be used for treatment of a mental disorder.
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