Suicide within a day of discharge - Failure of risk assessment?

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Patient discharge; Psychiatric hospital; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031967323     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080394898422526     Document Type: Article

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