Psychiatrymiddle twist
A 44-year-old woman is seen in the emergency department after telling her general practitioner that she felt like giving up. She has four weeks of low mood, poor sleep and reduced appetite since her mother died. She has had passing thoughts that life is not worth living, but no plan, no intent and no previous attempts. She has never self-harmed, does not drink and has no access to firearms. Her husband and her sister will stay with her and she agrees to follow-up. Which one of the following disposition decisions is most appropriate?