title: Suicide among patients with cancer cared for at home by palliative-care teams.
abstract: Patients with terminal cancer are thought to be at high risk of committing suicide. In a population of 17,964 patients with terminal cancer cared for at home by 12 palliative-care teams, five patients committed suicide. We speculate that continuing care made up by symptomatic treatment and psychosocial support given to these patients may reduce the risk.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ripamonti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filiberti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Totis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Conno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamburini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*