TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Psychiatric consultations and therapy recommendations following a suicide attempt in a general hospital and their associations with selected parameters in a one year period
JO  - International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
A1  - Tauch, Deborah
A1  - Winkel, Susanne
A1  - Quante, Arnim
SP  - 118
EP  - 124
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Our study aims to determine the frequency and distribution of suicide attempts according to the patients' characteristics and type of suicide attempt as well as the method of treatment proposed by the consultation liaison service in a general hospital. METHODS: This retrospective naturalistic study covers a one year period (2012), during which n=51 suicide attempters were hospitalised in the Charité Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Germany. The following data were analysed: method of suicide, account of prior psychiatric history and medication, as well as the acute psychiatric diagnosis and treatment - including pharmacotherapy. RESULTS: Most of the patients were diagnosed with a psychiatric illness. Major depressive disorder was the most frequent diagnosis in consultation. Treatment recommendations more often entailed further psychiatric treatment than medication. In the cases where medication was indeed given, benzodiazepines were the most frequently prescribed. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the suicide attempters needed further therapy in psychiatric hospitals. A specialized pharmacotherapy (anti-depressants, mood stabilizers) was rarely recommended by the psychiatric consultation service. The psychiatric consultation and therapy recommendations are important in guiding future acute treatment procedures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1365-1501
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651501.2013.865756
ID  - ref1
ER  -