Resource Tag: PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

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The present study examined the length of hospitalization of those who had attempted suicide or had suicidal ideation compared to non-suicidal patients, as measured by the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales in 2 private psychiatric hospitals. Suicidal patients had a significantly shorter length of hospitalization, despite their significantly greater degree of psychiatric morbidity. Results […]

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This study is a retrospective cohort study of the total number of patients receiving inpatient care at a psychiatric rehabilitation clinic during 1984. The follow-up period is 15 years, 1984-1998. The group had a considerable amount of inpatient care, but this decreased dramatically during the time of investigation. Positive findings were that there were no […]

This article analyzes the apparent relationship between increased suicide rates & decreased institutionalization rates in Australia. The author argues that perhaps the move to deinstitutionalization of people with mental illness may deny them a safe refuge from suicide. Research supporting his argument is presented. (14 refs) (SC)

The current study focuses on the situational antecedents of self-harming behavior & outawardly directed aggression of psychiatric inpatients. Auto-aggression was found to be significantly more prevalent during the evening & reached its highest level between 8 & 9pm. The majority of self-harming acts took place in patients’ bedrooms. Outwardly directed aggression was particularly common in […]

A total of 629 psychiatric patients who had committed suicide in the state of Victoria, Australia between July 1989-June 1994 were identified. 72% of the patients were male, 62% were under 40 years old, & 51% were unmarried. 67% had previously attempted suicide. 311 had received care within 4 weeks of death. 20% of the […]

The civil commitment statutes of all 50 states & the District of Columbia were reviewed to determine: 1) what is required for a person who is believed to be at serious & imminent risk of self-harm to be eligible for involuntary hospitalization? 2) whether an attempt to involuntarily hospitalize was required or was merely an […]

Social & clinical risk factors for completed suicide occurring shortly after discharge from a psychiatric hospital were examined in this case-control study. 77 individuals who received “suicide” or “undetermined death” verdicts at inquest, & who had been previously discharged from psychiatric hospitals in Bradford, UK, were compared with a control group. A history of deliberate […]

This presentation discussed the Staying Alive Project initiated by the Maroondah Hospital Psychiatric Services. A major component of the project was to address the protocols & procedures for addressing the needs of young people who presented to the hospital after attempting suicide. As part of a broader project, young people who had made at least […]

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This study investigated suicides’ contacts with various parts of the health care system. Data on 472 people who completed suicide in a Danish country in the period April 1991-December 1995 were searched in the Danish Psychiatric Central Register, the National Patient Register, the National Health Insurance, & Odense Pharmacoepidemiologic Database. 97.5% of the subjects were […]

This article describes the caseload of completed suicides at a single psychiatric facility & reviews the perceived deficiencies in the care of those patients. There were 276 completed suicides over the study period, yielding suicide rates of 206 per 100,000 registered patients & 123.5 per 100,000 inpatient discharges. The male to female ratio was 2:1 […]

The suicide of a patient has many far-reaching effects. In this paper, the authors provide a procedural framework following a patient suicide, based on the available literature & their personal experiences. Included is a checklist of actions following in-patient suicide and the components of a hospital suicide review conference. (8 refs.)

This paper reports on a 3 year cohort of deliberate self poisoning patients reffered from New South Wales, Australia, & serviced by single, integrated clinical service . It provides information on baseline rates of multiple service utilization, psychiatric diagnosis, & gender differences.

103 inpatient suicides over a 21-year period in a psychiatric hospital in Melbourne were examined. 60 of these cases were compared with a matched group. Over 1/3 of the suicides occurred during approved leave & a similar number happened after absconding from the hospital. It is concluded that psychiatric units should be developed away from […]

A questionnaire was used to study suicidal feelings, attempted suicide & aspects of the work environment & well-being in Swedish psychiatric nursing personnel. Suicidal feelings “last year” were lower than in the general population, but suicidal feelings & attempted suicide “earlier than last year” were much more common, & 13% of respondents reported an earlier […]

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