Your 25 year old male patient is intoxicated and threatening to commit suicide. His girlfriend reports that he has been behaving oddly since he lost his job, that he often threatens suicide when he is intoxicated, but he has never attempted to kill himself. You should
A) ask the girlfriend to monitor the patient and call 911 if his threats escalate.
B) tell the man that he should not drink alcohol when he is agitated or depressed.
C) ask the man to call a suicide hotline for help.
D) arrange for the man to be transported so that he can be evaluated.
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