Long-term suicide risk in forensic psychiatric patients

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-28

  Clarke, Martin ^a   Davies, Steffan ^b   Hollin, Clive ^c   Duggan, Conor ^d,e  

^a DERBYSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e Arnold Lodge MSU   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatric patients; Long term outcome; Medium secure unit; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79551635353     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2011.539951     Document Type: Article

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