@article{ref1,
title="The management of non-compliance with referral to out-patient after-care among attempted suicide patients: a controlled intervention study",
journal="Psychological medicine",
year="1995",
author="van Heeringen, Cornelis Kees and Jannes, S. and Buylaert, W. and Henderick, H. and De Bacquer, D. and Van Remoortel, J.",
volume="25",
number="5",
pages="963-970",
abstract="The failure to comply with referral for out-patient after-care is a well-documented problem among attempted suicide patients. The present study aimed at the investigation of an experimental referral procedure by means of a randomized controlled study. Non-compliant patients in the experimental group were visited in their homes by a community nurse in order to assess reasons for non-compliance and to motivate patients to comply with referral. One year after their suicide attempt patients were visited in their homes in order to assess repetition of suicidal behaviour. Uni- and multi-variate analyses showed a significant beneficial effect of the experimental procedure on compliance with referral. A near-significant effect of the experimental procedure on the rate of repetition of suicidal behaviour was found.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2917",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}