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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
卷 5, 期 2, 页码 111-118出版社
MARTIN DUNITZ LTD
DOI: 10.1080/136515001300374849
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suicide; risk factors; mental illness; general practitioners; antidepressants
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INTRODUCTION: The inquest files of 1457 suicides from a defined geographical area were inspected to establish their psychiatric patient status at the time. METHOD: Risk factors significantly more prevalent in recent psychiatric patient (RPP) suicides than in other suicides were determined. (RPPs were psychiatric patients who died before discharge, within a year of discharge from inpatient care, or within a year of last contact with a specialist psychiatric set-vice). RESULTS: Significant differences were found between the RPP suicides and other suicides in causes of death, drugs used in fatal overdose, clinical characteristics and time since contact with a medical practitioner, particularly with a GP. RPPs were significantly (P < 0.01) more likely to have: had a family history of mental illness; attempted suicide in the previous 6 months; made a suicide threat in the previous month; died from an overdose of prescribed medication; shown symptoms of depression; and been in contact with a doctor in the preceding week. CONCLUSION: The similarity of the RPP and other suicides in Wessex to those in both national and international suicide populations suggest that the findings may be generally applicable.
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