@article{ref1,
title="A closer look at inpatient suicide",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="1998",
author="Sharma, V. and Persad, E. and Kueneman, K.",
volume="47",
number="1-3",
pages="123-129",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We examined the risk factors for suicide among inpatients in an Ontario provincial psychiatric hospital. METHODS: Forty-four inpatients who had committed suicide during their hospital stay from 1969 to 1995 were compared with a group of inpatient controls matched for sex, age and date of admission. The diagnosis for each patient was reviewed by the authors. RESULTS: Suicide victims were more likely to have had a mood disorder, family history of psychiatric problems, mention of suicide risk in chart notes and a previous suicide attempt. Two findings necessitated further scrutiny: The most common diagnosis among inpatients who committed suicide in this study was a mood disorder and not schizophrenia as previously reported. A large proportion of patients (24) had experienced a rapidly fluctuating clinical course prior to the time of suicide. CONCLUSIONS: The implications of these findings, including the possible role of antidepressants in the induction of cycling prior to suicide, are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}