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Suicide and community psychiatric care — a preliminary report
Author(s) -
Cantor C. H.,
Burnett P. C.,
Quinn J.,
Nizette D.,
Brook C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1992.tb08600.x
Subject(s) - medicine , psychiatry , mentally ill , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , emergency medicine , mental health , mental illness , pathology
A preliminary survey of 34 suicides among patients attending community services for the chronically mentally ill revealed a rate of 520 per 100,000 admitted. In contrast to earlier hospital surveys, no risk variables were identified for patients dying by suicide. Thirty‐four percent of suicides occurred within one week of the last treatment and 59% within 3 months of service entry. It appears that early and intensive follow‐up may be necessary to prevent suicide among patients receiving community psychiatric care.