Citation

Goldney RD. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Psychiatry 1975; 9(2): 111-113.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1057421

Abstract

46% of patients who had attempted suicide and were referred to the out-patient clinic of the Royal Adelaide Hospital failed to attend. Similar findings have been reported from other centres. Though it is not known why this is so, tentative speculation is possible. Since it has been shown that persons who attempt suicide are more at risk for suiciding in the future, it seems surprising that their non-attendance has not been more fully investigated.

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