Dr. Margo Wrigley:

That would be part of the routine examination of anyone who presents with a mental health problem. They are asked about what is troubling them at the time and go into the details of that. There would always be a question about the use of alcohol, the use of drugs and so on. That is recorded and dealt with if it is a problem.

On suicidality, that is always asked when the mental state is being examined. There is this myth that if the question is asked, it will put the idea into someone's mind. However, that is absolutely not the case. It is much more likely to find out that people have these ideas. If we know about them, we can then try to work with them to provide whatever assistance they might need. Those two areas are always dealt with with every person who presents with problem.