Citation

Huisman A, Kerkhof AJ, Robben PB. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(1): 41-49.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Health Care Inspectorate, Utrecht and the Institute of Health Policy and Management of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2010.00015.x

PMID

21309823

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.

Language: en