Deaths by suicide and their relationship with general and psychiatric hospital discharge: 30-Year record linkage study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 267-273

  Dougall, Nadine ^a   Lambert, Paul ^a   Maxwell, Margaret ^a   Dawson, Alison ^a   Sinnott, Richard ^b   McCafferty, Susan ^c   Morris, Carole ^d   Clark, David ^d   Springbett, Anthea ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGISTRIES; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897936142     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.122374     Document Type: Article

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