TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Medical chart review to explore suicidal and self-harm thoughts and behavior among psychiatric inpatients
JO  - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying
A1  - Stoliker, Bryce E.
A1  - Balogun, Temilola
A1  - Wangler, Haile
A1  - Mela, Mansfield
A1  - Jewell, Lisa M.
A1  - Nixon, Brent
A1  - Nwachukwu, Kingsley
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Suicide and self-harm events are elevated in psychiatric inpatient populations. In this study, health data were retrospectively collected from the medical records of 183 patients (97 civil and 86 forensic) who had resided in, or been admitted to, a public psychiatric hospital in Saskatchewan, Canada from April 1 to December 31, 2021. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to estimate prevalence and correlates of (non-fatal) suicide and self-harm events, including recent and lifetime occurrences, according to patients' health information. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of patients had any record of non-fatal suicide or self-harm events, including a lifetime history of self-harm (42%) and suicidal behavior (37%) as well as recent self-harm (24%) and suicidal (31%) thoughts or behaviors. Forensic patients were significantly more likely to have a record of suicide and self-harm events. This study emphasizes the need for further research into the course of suicidality and self-harm in psychiatric inpatients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00302228241272653
ID  - ref1
ER  -