Suicidal attempt patient. Am I at fault?

Please no troll comments Saw a younger patient in the psych ER. Male with no previous psych hx or admissions. Not on psych meds. Got in a fight with family and destroyed the house. Patient denied everything and implied everything was fine. Said the dispute was over money with his parents. Talked with family who said he’s been psychotic for a year. Pt denied SI. Scored low on Safe T assessment. No hx of SI attempts. Family said he made vague SI comments 1 month ago. Admitted pt but on Q15... Read more
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