Review of predictors of suicide within 1 year of discharge from a psychiatric hospital.
Previous research has shown that suicide risk is highest in the year after people have been discharged from a psychiatric hospital. As such, identifying predictors of suicide within this time frame is important. Results from a systematic database search showed that all significant suicide predictors--those found in more than one study--could be grouped into factors related to suicidality, patient care factors, and demographic and psychopathological factors. Increased knowledge of suicide predictors for this particularly high-risk time, identified in this review, can help inform prevention and intervention efforts that may significantly reduce suicide rates.
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Suicide Studies Unit, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada. taliatroister@gmail.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015996:Survival Rate; D000092864:Suicide Prevention