@article{ref1,
title="Duration of hospitalization and post discharge suicide",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2006",
author="Ho, T. P.",
volume="36",
number="6",
pages="682-686",
abstract="A retrospective cohort of discharged patients from all public psychiatric hospitals in Hong Kong (1997-1999) was linked to suicide data from Coroner's court. Patients hospitalized shorter than 15 days had significantly lower suicide rates than longer stay patients. The results were fairly consistent across immediate/late post discharge periods, gender, age, diagnoses, and narrow/wide definitions of suicide. This finding was opposite of what has been reported in the literature. Short hospitalization carried different suicide risks in different service settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1521/suli.2006.36.6.682",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2006.36.6.682"
}