Suicide in recently admitted psychiatric in-patients: A case-control study.

Around a quarter of in-patient suicides occur within the first week of admission to psychiatric in-patient care. Little is known on the factors associated with suicide during this critical time. We aimed to identify risk factors for suicide among in-patients within the first week of admission. The first few days of admission should be recognised as the period of highest risk. Careful risk evaluation is needed at this time, particularly in those with recent illness onset or previous suicide attempts. Knowledge of life events experienced before admission should be incorporated into risk assessments.

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