TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Suicidal ideation across three timepoints in patients discharged from psychiatric hospitalization JO - Community mental health journal A1 - Porter, Grace A. A1 - Straud, Casey A1 - O'Connor, Jason C. A1 - Knopf, Kimberly V. A1 - Roberts, David L. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - This article describes the rate of suicidal ideation (SI) across three timepoints among treatment-seeking patients recently discharged from psychiatric hospitalization-a group that is at ultrahigh-risk for suicide. Retrospective chart review was used to quantify the rate of SI in 252 consecutive patients discharged to a post-hospital mental health clinic. Data include patients' lifetime history of SI, SI at the time of hospital intake, and SI at post-hospital outpatient clinic intake, as well as demographics and diagnosis. Overall, 67% of the sample reported a lifetime history of SI, 49% reported SI during hospital intake, and 6% reported SI at post-hospital clinic intake. Age was the only variable associated with history of SI (p = .04), with younger patients more likely (OR = 1.85) to report a history of SI. These results may help inform the development of interventions for the population of ultrahigh-risk patients being discharged from hospital after psychiatric care.

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LA - en SN - 0010-3853 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00889-4 ID - ref1 ER -