Open AccessSuicide in hospitalized early psychosis patients at the time of discharge from hospital: An exploratory study of attempters and nonattempters
Author(s) -
Amresh Shrivastava,
Coralee Berlemont,
Robbie Campbell,
Megan Johnston,
Avinash De Sousa,
Nilesh Shah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.183773
Subject(s) - psychiatry , suicide attempt , depression (economics) , psychopathology , suicide prevention , suicide methods , psychosis , medicine , poison control , brief psychiatric rating scale , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , injury prevention , comorbidity , psychology , medical emergency , macroeconomics , suicide rates , economics
Early intervention programs for psychosis are gateways for suicide prevention. These programs offer an excellent opportunity for prevention due to easy access, early identification, and provisions for continuity of care. These programs have been found effective in reducing rates of suicide after discharge to communities. The objective of this study was to examine suicide risk level among early psychosis patients admitted with and without previous suicide attempts. We hypothesized that all patients admitted with early psychosis would be at high risk of suicide, regardless of a previous suicide attempt.