Suicides in Users of Mental Health Care Services: Treatment Characteristics and Hindsight Reflections

The current study aims to describe the patient and treatment characteristics of a sample of 505 suicides by mental health care patients, and to determine how clinicians view the care provided and what they learned. The results indicate that the quality of mental health care for suicidal patients cou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2011-02, Vol.41 (1), p.41-49
Hauptverfasser:	Huisman, Annemiek, Kerkhof, Ad J.F.M., Robben, Paul B.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Age Factors Biological and medical sciences Communication Family - psychology Family Roles Female Health Care Services Humans Individual Characteristics Interpersonal communication Male Medical sciences Mental Disorders - psychology Mental Disorders - therapy Mental health care Mental Health Programs Mental Health Services Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data Mental Health Workers Middle Aged Netherlands - epidemiology Outcomes of Treatment Patients Program Improvement Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Quality of care Quality of Health Care Risk Assessment Sex Factors Suicide Suicide - psychology Suicide - statistics & numerical data Suicides & suicide attempts Therapy Time Factors Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	The current study aims to describe the patient and treatment characteristics of a sample of 505 suicides by mental health care patients, and to determine how clinicians view the care provided and what they learned. The results indicate that the quality of mental health care for suicidal patients could be improved by focusing on communication among clinicians, continuity of care, suicide risk assessment procedures, and the involvement of relatives.
ISSN:	0363-0234 1943-278X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1943-278X.2010.00015.x