TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - The 24 hours before hospitalization: factors related to suicide attempting
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Linehan, M.
A1  - Graham, Robert
A1  - Cowden, L.
A1  - Strosahl, K.
A1  - Chiles, J. A.
SP  - 335
EP  - 342
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - Fifty-nine psychiatric inpatients were interviewed concerning the psychological and environmental events that occurred in the 24 hours prior to their hospitalization. Independent raters then performed a content evaluation of these accounts, allowing for comparisons among patients admitted for a suicide attempt, suicide ideation, or non-suicide-related complaints. Results showed that suicide attempters were more likely to have used alcohol or marijuana and less likely to have contacted a health care professional than suicide ideators, even when past history of suicide behavior was controlled for. Suicide ideators were more likely to have contacted a mental health professional. Implications for suicide risk assessment and intervention are discussed.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -