{"id":2213,"date":"2018-10-21T10:49:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T14:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2213"},"modified":"2018-10-25T23:29:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T03:29:20","slug":"family-of-patient-who-committed-suicide-wins-medical-malpractice-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/family-of-patient-who-committed-suicide-wins-medical-malpractice-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Patient who Committed Suicide Wins Medical Malpractice Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A medical professional should never take mental illness lightly as it can lead to serious consequences such as suicide. A physician who fails to follow proper protocol to prevent a suicide may be liable for medical malpractice under New York law. If your loved one committed suicide and you believe it could have been prevented by a medical professional, you need to contact one of our reputable and hard-working Syracuse medical malpractice attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>A Staten Island jury has awarded almost $10 million to the family of a man who took his own life six years ago after a doctor allegedly did not properly identify and treat his severe depression and anxiety. The patient had told the physician of his intensifying symptoms of panic attacks, depression, fatigue, extreme worry, concentration issues and weight loss getting worse in the days leading up to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2018\/10\/10-million-malpractice-verdict-against-prominent-doctor-stemming-from-patients-suicide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suicide<\/a>. According to the patient\u2019s family, however, the doctor failed to recognize the patient\u2019s condition was dire and did not properly assess the situation, which ultimately led to the patient\u2019s suicide. The jury award was for the patient\u2019s son and daughter\u2019s loss of parental care and guidance, pain and suffering and lost earnings and benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Malpractice and Suicide <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medical professionals are trained to recognize warning signs associated with suicidal inclinations. In some cases, the patient has actually stated that he or she is feeling suicidal. When these signs are present, medical professionals are required to act in any way needed to avert the patient from harming him or herself. When a medical professional fails to act in a manner that would prevent the individual from harming him or herself, that medical professional may be liable for medical malpractice.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/family-of-patient-who-committed-suicide-wins-medical-malpractice-claim\/#more-2213\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A medical professional should never take mental illness lightly as it can lead to serious consequences such as suicide. A physician who fails to follow proper protocol to prevent a suicide may be liable for medical malpractice under New York law. If your loved one committed suicide and you believe it could have been prevented [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Family of Patient who Committed Suicide Wins Medical Malpractice Claim &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; October 21, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A medical professional should never take mental illness lightly as it can lead to serious consequences such as suicide. 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