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Early Suicide Following Discharge from a Psychiatric Hospital
Author(s) -
McKenzie Immanuel,
Wurr Catherine
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1521/suli.31.3.358.24244
Subject(s) - psychiatry , inquest , medicine , depression (economics) , suicide prevention , psychiatric hospital , mood , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatric history , medical emergency , anxiety , history , archaeology , economics , macroeconomics
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.