Citation

van Heeringen CK, Jannes S, Buylaert W, Henderick H, De Bacquer D, Van Remoortel J. Psychol. Med. 1995; 25(5): 963-970.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gent, Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8588015

Abstract

The failure to comply with referral for out-patient after-care is a well-documented problem among attempted suicide patients. The present study aimed at the investigation of an experimental referral procedure by means of a randomized controlled study. Non-compliant patients in the experimental group were visited in their homes by a community nurse in order to assess reasons for non-compliance and to motivate patients to comply with referral. One year after their suicide attempt patients were visited in their homes in order to assess repetition of suicidal behaviour. Uni- and multi-variate analyses showed a significant beneficial effect of the experimental procedure on compliance with referral. A near-significant effect of the experimental procedure on the rate of repetition of suicidal behaviour was found.

Language: en