%0 Journal Article
%T Suicide and community psychiatric care--a preliminary report
%J Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
%D 1992
%A Cantor, C. H.
%A Burnett, P. C.
%A Quinn, John
%A Nizette, D.
%A Brook, C.
%V 85
%N 3
%P 229-233
%X A preliminary survey of 34 suicides among patients attending community services for the chronically mentally ill revealed a rate of 520 per 100,000 admitted. In contrast to earlier hospital surveys, no risk variables were identified for patients dying by suicide. Thirty-four percent of suicides occurred within one week of the last treatment and 59% within 3 months of service entry. It appears that early and intensive follow-up may be necessary to prevent suicide among patients receiving community psychiatric care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0001-690X
%U http://dx.doi.org/