@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal ideation as a presenting complaint. Associated diagnoses and characteristics in a casualty population",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1991",
author="Hawley, C. J. and James, D. V. and Birkett, P. L. and Baldwin, David S. and de Ruiter, M. J. and Priest, R. G.",
volume="159",
number="",
pages="232-238",
abstract="A prospective study was conducted of all referrals to the emergency psychiatric service of an inner-London hospital over one year. There were 53 individuals who presented with the specific and spontaneous complaint of suicidal ideation without any accompanying act of self-harm. The main diagnoses in this group were personality disorders (40%) and alcohol dependence (15%); only 13% were suffering from depressive illness. Members of the group differed from the other 369 presenters to the service in that they were less likely to be accorded a diagnosis of a defined mental illness, twice as likely to have a criminal record, and more likely to have a previous history of deliberate self-harm. A quarter of the suicidal complainants were admitted to hospital following assessment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}