"When you're in the hospital, you're in a sort of bubble.": Understanding the high risk of self-harm and suicide following psychiatric discharge: A qualitative study

Crisis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 154-160

  Owen Smith, Amanda ^a   Bennewith, Olive ^a   Donovan, Jenny ^a   Evans, Jonathan ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   Kapur, Nav ^c   O'Connor, Susan ^d   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In depth interview; Psychiatric discharge; Qualitative; Self harm; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901984758     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000246     Document Type: Article

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