Emergency mental-health assessment and disposition — OSCE risk-assessment and disposition station

Station objectives

1. Perform a rapid safety and medical screen and exclude an organic or toxicological driver. ^{[4] [7]}
2. Conduct a structured suicide-risk assessment using a validated brief screen and synthesise a risk stratum. ^{[1] [3]}
3. Match the level of care to the risk stratum, applying the least-restrictive principle. ^{[7] [5]}
4. Build a safety plan with means-restriction counselling and a confirmed follow-up. ^{[6] [5]}
5. Manage intoxication and capacity and apply local mental-health statute appropriately. ^{[4] [7]}