Citation

Wolfersdorf M, Vogel R, Vogl R, Neuner T, Keller F, Spießl H, Franke C. Forens. Psychiatr. Psychol. Kriminol. 2010; 4(3): 193-201.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11757-010-0063-6

PMID

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Abstract

Suicide prevention especially with psychiatric inpatients is traditionally a very important aspect of psychiatric treatment. During the 1970s and 1980s there was a noticeable increase in so-called hospital suicides in Germany, especially suicides of schizophrenic inpatients. The number of psychiatric inpatient suicides has currently decreased again and a shift to more depressive suicides has also been observed. Furthermore questions which are asked in court are presented and discussed. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.

Language: en

Keywords

Inpatient suicides; Court experiences; Increase; Schizophrenic inpatients; Shift of diagnoses