TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - [Suicides in psychiatric in-patient treatment]
JO  - Psychiatrische Praxis
A1  - Hübner-Liebermann, B.
A1  - Spiessl, H.
A1  - Cording, C.
SP  - 330
EP  - 334
VL  - 28
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate characteristics and predictors for in-patient suicides.  METHOD: All in-patient suicides registered by the psychiatric basic documentation for the period 1989 - 1999 were described and analysed by the means of chi(2)-tests and multivariate logistic regression.  RESULTS: A total of 30 in-patient suicides were found among 39 372 cases, corresponding to a mean annual suicide rate of 76 per 100 000 admissions. All suicides were committed using violent methods and took place outside the hospital in more than 75 % of the cases. Nearly 85 % of the patients were on leave or an outing. According to the logistic regression the risk of hospital suicides is significantly increased for patients with schizophrenia, a higher cumulative length of stay and a previous suicide attempt, but not suicidality or suicide attempt before index admission.  CONCLUSION: Schizophrenic patients represent the high risk group for suicide in psychiatric hospital. An especially focussed prevention on this group could reduce in-patient suicide rates.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0303-4259
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2001-17775
ID  - ref1
ER  -