Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyAttenders of a university hospital psychiatric emergency service in Belgium - general characteristics and gender differences.
The aim of this study was to provide a clinical and epidemiological profile of patients consulting the psychiatric emergency team (PET) of an emergency service of a Belgian university hospital. ⋯ A PET could overcome the discrepancy between the need of treatment and the effective use of mental health services. Male and female PET patients presented different complaints and were given different axis I diagnoses; they also had different pathways to care.
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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol · Feb 2004
Sex differences in risk factors for suicide after attempted suicide-a follow-up study of 1052 suicide attempters.
This study aims to investigate suicide risk factors after attempted suicide and whether and how these risk factors differ between the sexes. ⋯ More attention probably needs to be paid to the importance of gender in assessment of suicide risk and treatment of suicide attempters.