Citation

Wolfersdorf M. Verhaltenstherapie 2005; 15(2): 103-109.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Karger Publishers)

DOI

10.1159/000083943

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research in suicide among psychiatric inpatients has begun in Germany in the 1970's. Up to now, two important results have been achieved: first, there was an effective increase in suicides during psychiatric inpatient treatment in the 1970's and 1980's, and second, this increase particularly involved young schizophrenic men. In most inpatient suicide studies, the number of schizophrenic suicides amounts to 40-60%, for affective disorders to 20-30%. Suicides of schizophrenic inpatients have to be seen in the context of the course of the illness. Knowledge about course and outcome of schizophrenia play an important role in the psychodynamics of inpatient suicide. © 2005 S. Karger GmbH.

Language: de

Keywords

human; Men; suicide; Suicide; Germany; Schizophrenia; psychotherapy; schizophrenia; Inpatients; treatment outcome; mood disorder; review; antidepressant agent; neuroleptic agent; psychodynamics; disease course; hospital patient; mental hospital; psychosomatics; psychiatric treatment; hypnotic agent; tranquilizer; Clinic