Long-term suicide risk in forensic psychiatric patients
| dc.contributor.author | Clarke, Martin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Davies, Steffan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hollin, Clive R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Duggan, Conor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-06T12:41:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-06T12:41:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Clarke, M., Davies, S., Hollin, C. & Duggan, C. (2011). Long-term suicide risk in forensic psychiatric patients. Archives of Suicide Research, 15 (1), pp.16-28. | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/13811118.2011.539951 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/10079 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The objectives of this study was to describe the rate of suicide and other causes of death in first admissions to a (medium) secure forensic psychiatric facility. All 595 patients were followed up for a maximum of 20 years. Death certificates were obtained and Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) were calculated. At the June 2003 census, 57 patients (9.6%) had died of whom 18 (3.0%) had committed suicide; if deaths categorized as open verdicts are included the number rises to 26 (4.4%). The SMR for death by suicide was higher for a Mental Health Act classification of Mental Illness (SMR=3,553) compared to Psychopathic Disorder (SMR=1,892). The risks of mortality in this population are high from any cause, particularly from suicide. © International Academy for Suicide Research. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13811118.2011.539951 | |
| dc.subject | Antisocial personality disorder | |
| dc.subject | Suicide | |
| dc.subject | Psychotic disorders | |
| dc.subject | Medium security facilities | |
| dc.title | Long-term suicide risk in forensic psychiatric patients | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| html.description.abstract | The objectives of this study was to describe the rate of suicide and other causes of death in first admissions to a (medium) secure forensic psychiatric facility. All 595 patients were followed up for a maximum of 20 years. Death certificates were obtained and Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) were calculated. At the June 2003 census, 57 patients (9.6%) had died of whom 18 (3.0%) had committed suicide; if deaths categorized as open verdicts are included the number rises to 26 (4.4%). The SMR for death by suicide was higher for a Mental Health Act classification of Mental Illness (SMR=3,553) compared to Psychopathic Disorder (SMR=1,892). The risks of mortality in this population are high from any cause, particularly from suicide. © International Academy for Suicide Research. |