title: Suicides in users of mental health care services: treatment characteristics and hindsight reflections.
abstract: The current study aims to describe the patient and treatment characteristics of a sample of 505 suicides by mental health care patients, and to determine how clinicians view the care provided and what they learned. The results indicate that the quality of mental health care for suicidal patients could be improved by focusing on communication among clinicians, continuity of care, suicide risk assessment procedures, and the involvement of relatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.huisman@psy.vu.nl
authors.forename: Annemiek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huisman
authors.forename: Ad J F M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kerkhof
authors.forename: Paul B M
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Robben
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult