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Suicide in Belgian psychiatric inpatients. A matched case-control study in a Belgian teaching hospital

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital show an increased risk for suicide but specific risk factors are not well understood. METHODS: In this case-control study we describe suicides (n = 37) that took place during admission in a Flemish psychiatric teaching hospital between 2007 and 2015 and investigate predictive factors for suicide. RESULTS: Inpatient suicide is a rare condition (37 patients among 20,442 admission periods between 2007 and 2015). Most inpatients who completed suicide were diagnosed with a mood disorder (68%); 38% committed suicide in the first month of hospitalization and 19% in the first week following admission. The majority of suicides took place just before or during the weekend (57%), with hanging as the prominent method (41%). Multivariate analysis showed that hopelessness was the only significant risk factor for inpatient suicide. CONCLUSIONS: Inpatient suicide remains a very rare event in inpatient care. Enquiring and managing hopelessness is essential in inpatient treatment of psychiatric patients.
Tijdschrift: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
ISSN: 0883-9417
Issue: 2
Volume: 34
Pagina's: 8 - 13
Jaar van publicatie:2020
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BOF-publication weight:1
CSS-citation score:1
Authors from:Hospital, Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Closed