Citation

Wolfersdorf M, Franke C, Keller F, Wurst F. Psychiatr. Prax. 2001; 28(7): 337-340.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2001-17778

PMID

11600961

Abstract

Newer publications about psychiatric in-patient suicide discuss the so-called "increase hypothesis" of suicide of mentally ill in-patients controversially. In our study of in-patient suicides of the Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth, a state mental hospital for adult psychiatry, the number of suicides and suicide rate over 25 years 1979 - 2000 did not show any increase. During the last 4 - 5 years we observe a trend toward a decrease.

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Keywords

Adult; Cause of Death; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hospitals, District; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Incidence; Inpatients; Male; Mental Disorders; Suicide; Suicide Prevention