TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Early suicide following discharge from a psychiatric hospital
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Wurr, C.
A1  - McKenzie, W.
SP  - 358
EP  - 363
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - Social and clinical risk factors for completed suicide occurring shortly after discharge from a psychiatric hospital were examined in this case-control study. Seventy-seven individuals who received "suicide" or "undetermined death" verdicts at inquest, and who had been previously discharged from psychiatric hospitals in Bradford, U.K., were compared with a control group. A history of deliberate self-harm was significantly associated with early suicides compared with both late suicides and controls. A diagnosis of mood disorder, specifically depression, and longer case-notes were also significantly associated with early suicides compared to controls. This study has implications for risk management of recently discharged psychiatric patients.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -