@article{ref1,
title="A cluster of suicides at a London psychiatric unit",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="1994",
author="Haw, Camilla M.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="256-266",
abstract="In an epidemiologically based study, a spate of 14 suicides among current patients of a London psychiatric unit was investigated. Statistical analysis showed it to be a discrete cluster of suicides, rather than a chance occurrence. There was no evidence of direct linkage or "contagion" between the suicides. Thirteen of the patients suffered from severe, chronic mental illness and all but 2 had been known to the psychiatric unit for at least a year. Twelve used violent methods, in 8 cases jumping from a high place. Although no definite cause for the cluster could be established, it coincided with a period of uncertainty concerning the future of the hospital and with changes in and absenteeism of senior medical staff.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}