In the interim, it is possible that the evaluating physician might prescribe a short course of anti-anxiety medicines or even begin treatment with an antidepressant. Keeping follow-up appointments in the case of suicidal thoughts is so important that the referring physician will likely contact the consultant before discharging the person from the office or the Emergency Department. Scientizing and routinizing the outpatient assessment of suicidality. When anxiety symptoms coexist with depressive disorder. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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