Paediatricsmiddle twist
A 15-year-old girl in the emergency department tells you, when seen alone, that for the past month she has often thought she would be better off dead. She has not harmed herself. She is not intoxicated, has no psychotic symptoms, lives with both parents and has never seen a mental health clinician. You need to establish how immediate the danger is before deciding on her disposition tonight. Which one of the following questions is most important to ask next?