Suicide in psychiatric hospital in-patients. Risk factors and their predictive power.

BACKGROUND: Psychiatric hospital in-patients are known to be at high risk of suicide, yet there is little reliable knowledge of risk factors or their predictive power. AIMS: To identify risk factors for suicide in psychiatric hospital in-patients and to evaluate their predictive power in detecting p...

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Main Authors: Powell, J, Geddes, J, Deeks, J, Goldacre, M, Hawton, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000