title: Suicide and community psychiatric care--a preliminary report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Branch, Queensland Department of Health, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nizette
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001315:Australia; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention