title: Suicide in psychiatric institutions.
abstract: In 14 years of operation, there have been seven suicides among patients at the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center in Gainesville, a rate comparable to the experience at other psychiatric institutions. Suicides do occur among patients who have been carefully diagnosed, are receiving appropriate treatment and are monitored by a professionally trained staff. Even though the "occasional occurrence of in-hospital suicide is inevitable," psychiatrists have the responsibility to carry out all measures to prevent it.
authors.affiliation: North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, Gainesville.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shoucair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006708:Homicide; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*