title: [Patient suicide in the psychiatric hospital: selected results of the Clinic Suicide Working Group Study I/II 1970-1992 of the "Suicidal Behavior and the Psychiatric Hospital" Study Group].
abstract: Data of the Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian inpatient suicide study (1970-1984) and (1985-1989) and (1990-1992) are presented comparing these different observation periods. The total group comprises 59% men and 41% women of 585 suicides, 51% younger than 50 year (main group 21-30 years: 26%). An increase of suicides in the seventies and a plateau in the eighties is observed. 53% of the total group are schizophrenic and 26% depressive inpatients. There is a impressive shortening of the time period from index admission to suicide over the years: (1970-1984) 56% (1985-1989) 85% and (1990-1992) again 83% of the total group committed suicide during the first six month of inpatient treatment. Suicides of psychiatric inpatients seem to be a problem of acute psychiatry.
authors.affiliation: AG Suizidalität und psychiatrisches Krankenhaus Ravensburg Ulm.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfersdorf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000401:mortality; D013405:Suicide / Q000639:trends*
vernacular_title: Patientensuizid im psychiatrischen Krankenhaus: Ausgewählte Ergebnisse der Kliniksuizid-Verbundstudie (KSV) I/II 1970-1992 der AG "Suizidalität und psychiatrisches Krankenhaus."