TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Pacientes hospitalizadas por ideación e intento de suicidio en un Hospital de Salud Mental: características clínico-demográficas y seguimiento a seis meses JO - Vertex: Revista Argentina de Psiquiatria A1 - Teti Germán L, A1 - Rebok Federico, A1 - Grendas Leandro N, A1 - Rodante Demián, A1 - Fógola Agustina, A1 - Daray Federico M, SP - 203 EP - 12 VL - 25 IS - 115 N2 - BACKGROUND: Suicide is an issue of high public health impact. In Argentina there are few published studies on suicide and suicide attempt.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the percentage of hospitalizations caused by suicidal attempt or suicidal ideation in a Mental Health Hospital of the City of Buenos Aires, describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of these patients and to analyze the frequency of adverse events at a 6-month follow-up.

METHODS: In the present study, baseline and follow-up data of an analytical, observational, prospective cohort study are used.

RESULTS: Baseline data show that of all patients who entered the Emergency Department, 27

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