@article{ref1,
title="Treatment of suicide attempters in a somatic hospital. Is psychosocial support offered in addition to somatic treatment?",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="1994",
author="Berntsen, G. K. and Husby, R.",
volume="114",
number="20",
pages="2374-2377",
abstract="The study examined whether patients admitted to a somatic hospital following an attempted suicide were offered psycho-social assessment and care in addition to somatic treatment. The medical records of 81 patients involving a total of 90 admissions following a suicide attempt during a period of one year were scrutinized. 1/3 of the medical records showed no evidence of a talk between the patient and a health professional about the attempted suicide. Patients staying in hospital for less than 24 hours were less likely to have had such a talk than those who stayed longer. No other variable, not even the patients' negative attitude towards hospital care was associated with the talk variable. Without an anamnesis where suicide-related themes are approached the health professional can neither judge the danger of a new suicide attempt nor the need for psycho-social help.<p /><p>Language: no</p>",
language="no",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}