Open AccessThe Relationship of Restrictions on State Hospitalization and Suicides Among Emergency Psychiatric Patients
Author(s) -
Steven J. Garlow,
Barbara D’Orio,
David Purselle
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
psychiatric services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1557-9700
pISSN - 1075-2730
DOI - 10.1176/appi.ps.53.10.1297
Subject(s) - medicine , population , psychiatric hospital , emergency medicine , psychiatry , catchment area , suicide prevention , injury prevention , poison control , environmental health , drainage basin , cartography , geography
This study explored the relationship between mandated decreases in transfers to a state hospital from a large urban psychiatric emergency facility and the occurrence of suicide in the catchment area served.