@article{ref1,
title="Suicide among psychiatric in-patients in a changing clinical scene. Suicidal ideation as a paramount index of short-term risk",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1997",
author="Morgan, H. G. and Stanton, R.",
volume="171",
number="",
pages="561-563",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Rapid changes in styles of clinical practice mean that we should carefully monitor the way suicides occur among psychiatric patients both in hospital and in the wider community. METHOD: Patients who had died through suicide either while receiving in-patient care or within 2 months of discharge from hospital were compared with a similar series reported 10 years previously. Clinicians' perceptions of patients' behaviour were compared with concurrent controls. RESULTS: Patients in the more recent study were younger, more often male, and a greater proportion had been discharged from in-patient status. Hazards which complicated risk assessment included short-lasting misleading clinical improvements, variability in degree of distress, and a reluctance to discuss suicidal ideas. Over a range of perceived behaviours it was not possible to distinguish suicides from controls. CONCLUSIONS: In assessing suicide risk paramount importance should be attached to monitoring suicidal ideation and addressing the several hazards which might complicate this procedure.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}