Citation

Hoffmann-Richter U, Bullinger A, Oesterreich C. Psychiatr. Prax. 1998; 25(4): 196-197.

Vernacular Title

Suizid im Wochenendurlaub--ein wenig beachteter Risikofaktor.

Affiliation

Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Basel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9738249

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The study aims at differentiating qualitative and quantitative aspects of inpatient suicide on weekdays and during the weekend. METHOD: 51 consecutive suicides in a large psychiatric hospital were analysed retrospectively. RESULTS: 14 of 51 suicides occurred during weekend leave, most of them on a Saturday or Sunday. The rate of suicides in the hospital on a Saturday or Sunday is extremely low. CONCLUSION: Weekend leave from inpatient treatment must be considered as a risk factor of its own.

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