Observational study of suicide in Switzerland: comparison between psychiatric in- and outpatients

AIMS OF THE STUDY: In Switzerland, suicide is a major cause of years of potential life lost. Among people who died by suicide, a significant number suffered from mental illness and were treated by psychiatric care institutions. Psychiatric patients are thus a specific target for suicide prevention...

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Main Authors: Maurice W. D. Stauffacher, Friedrich Stiefel, Yves Dorogi, Laurent Michaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2022-02-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3169