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do
not giv e m or e ta ble ts tha n the q ua ntity r e q uir e d for e a c h w e e k.
A ll s e r ious d e p r e s s ion c a r r ie s the r is k for s uic id e . T a lking to p a tie nts a bout this
w ill not
in c r e a s e t h e r is k of s uic id e a t te m p t. O n th e c on tr a r y – d e p r e s s e d p e op le
a r e ofte n
a nxious a nd a m biv a le nt a bout s uic id e a nd fe e l r e lie v e d w he n a ble to ta lk a bout it.
298
