[Continuity of care following suicide-related compulsory admission].
In connection with recent articles about guidelines for dealing with persons attempting suicide, we investigated the quality and continuity of aftercare provided for patients admitted to a mental institution because they have attempted to commit suicide. 25% of patients received no aftercare at all. For most of the others aftercare began within two weeks; 50% of these patients were still receiving care nine months later. Follow-up studies are needed so that we can find out whether the absence of aftercare can cause problems for patients admitted to an institution because they have threatened to commit suicide.
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O3 Onderzoekcentrum GGZ, Erasmus MC, Afdeling Psychiatrie, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam. s.c.devries@erasmusmc.nl
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Mulder
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D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D009426:Netherlands; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome