Suicide among those who use mental health services: Suicide risk factors as evidenced from contact-based characteristics in Victoria

Suicide among those who use mental health services: Suicide risk factors as evidenced from contact-based characteristics in Victoria

ObjectiveThe majority of suicide decedents have had contact with health services in the months before their death. Contacts for mental health services present potential suicide prevention opportunities. This study aims to compare contact-based characteristics among suicide decedents and living contr...

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Main Authors: Tharanga Fernando, Angela Clapperton, Matthew Spittal, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
contact
mental health
service use
suicide
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1047894/full

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