@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric and psycho-social characteristics of suicide completers: A comprehensive evaluation of psychiatric case records and postmortem findings",
journal="Irish journal of psychological medicine",
year="2015",
author="Kielty, J. and van Laar, A. and Davoren, M. and Conlon, L. and Hillick, A. and McDonald, C. and Hallahan, B.",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="167-176",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs. To explore the demographic, psychosocial and clinical characteristics of individuals known to the mental health services, who died by probable suicide in the West of Ireland. <br><br>METHODS. Postmortem reports between January 2006 and May 2012 detailed 153 individuals who died by probable suicide, 58 of whom attended the mental health services. Relevant socio-demographic and clinical data was extracted from individuals' lifetime case notes. <br><br>RESULTS. Recurrent depressive disorder (44%) was the most common diagnosis and hanging the most common method of death (58%). Of individuals who died by hanging, 79% previously attempted suicide by the same method. For individuals with a documented history of depression, only 32% had antidepressants detected in their toxicology reports. Similarly, only one individual (20%) with schizophrenia had antipsychotics detected in their toxicology report. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. Individuals who died by probable suicide, most commonly died by hanging and drowning; with previous attempts of hanging particularly prevalent in the group who subsequently died by hanging. At the time of death, less than one-third of individuals according to toxicology reports were taking the medication that was last prescribed to them by the mental health services suggesting a high rate of treatment non-concordance in individuals who died by probable suicide. © College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2014.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0790-9667",
doi="10.1017/ipm.2014.47",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2014.47"
}