TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Factors of early suicide after discharge: a national linkage study for suicide victims in Taiwan
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Tseng, Kuan-Chiao
A1  - Chang, Chia-Ming
A1  - Liao, Shih-Cheng
A1  - Chen, Ying-Yeh
A1  - Lee, Ming-Been
SP  - 353
EP  - 368
VL  - 40
IS  - 4
N2  - Patients recently discharged from psychiatric inpatient care have a higher suicide rate. The study aimed to identify the characteristics associated with early suicide of those patients discharged from psychiatric wards in Taiwan. The results indicated that among 672 suicide victims who died within one year post-discharge from psychiatric wards in Taiwan between 2000 and 2004, diagnosis of schizophrenia, shorter disease duration, and co-morbidity with cancer were all significantly associated with suicide occurring within one month of discharge. Clinical diagnosis of psychiatric disorders, recent psychiatric diagnosis, and co-morbidity with severe physical illnesses should receive special monitoring for potential suicide after discharge.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2010.40.4.353
ID  - ref1
ER  -