TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Prevention of post-discharge suicide: an inventory
JO  - Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie
A1  - Huisman, Annemiek
A1  - Kerkhof, Ad J. F. M.
SP  - 197
EP  - 203
VL  - 50
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: BACKGROUND: Research has shown that the first months after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care is a high risk period for suicide. However, there has been very little research into the prevention policies that mental health care centres pursue in order to reduce this risk. AIM: To draw up an inventory of the preventive activities that mental health services undertake to reduce the risk of suicide by psychiatric patients discharged from inpatient treatment. METHOD: Fifteen mental health care providers of 10 different departments of 4 mental health care organisations in the province North-Holland were asked in a personal interview about the policy of their institution regarding the prevention of suicide after discharge. results One out of 10 locations had a standard policy for the prevention of suicide after discharge from psychiatric care. Four locations had an informal policy and 5 an ad hoc policy. Differences were found in the views of mental health care providers regarding suicide prevention and the responsibility of mental health care centres for the prevention of post-discharge suicide. CONCLUSION: Only half of the mental health institutions employed a preventive policy with regard to post-discharge suicide. So far, the possibilities for prevention have not been fully utilised.<p />  <p>Language: nl</p>
LA  - nl
SN  - 0303-7339
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -