Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol · Dec 1999
Suicide attempts by psychiatric patients in acute inpatient, long-stay inpatient and community care.
This study examined rates of and risk factors associated with suicide attempts by psychiatric patients under active care. It was especially focussed on the relative rates across three standard treatment settings: acute inpatient care, long-stay inpatient care and community-based care. ⋯ Rates of suicide attempts among psychiatric patients are a major issue facing contemporary mental health care systems, and risk factors vary across different treatment settings.