title: [Treatment of suicide attempters in a somatic hospital. Is psychosocial support offered in addition to somatic treatment?].
abstract: The study examined whether patients admitted to a somatic hospital following an attempted suicide were offered psycho-social assessment and care in addition to somatic treatment. The medical records of 81 patients involving a total of 90 admissions following a suicide attempt during a period of one year were scrutinized. 1/3 of the medical records showed no evidence of a talk between the patient and a health professional about the attempted suicide. Patients staying in hospital for less than 24 hours were less likely to have had such a talk than those who stayed longer. No other variable, not even the patients' negative attitude towards hospital care was associated with the talk variable. Without an anamnesis where suicide-related themes are approached the health professional can neither judge the danger of a new suicide attempt nor the need for psycho-social help.
authors.affiliation: Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Tromsø.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Berntsen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Husby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D012944:Social Support; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Behandling av selvmordsforsøkere i et somatisk sykehus. Gis det kun somatisk behandling eller ytes også psykososial hjelp?