Suicide risk and absconding in psychiatric hospitals with and without open door policies: a 15 year, observational study

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 842-849

  Huber, Christian G ^a   Schneeberger, Andres R ^a,b,c   Kowalinski, Eva ^a   Fröhlich, Daniela ^a   von Felten, Stefanie ^d   Walter, Marc ^a   Zinkler, Martin ^e   Beine, Karl ^f   Heinz, Andreas ^g   Borgwardt, Stefan ^a   Lang, Undine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Klinik Waldhaus   (Switzerland)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e Kliniken Landkreis Heidenheim GGmbH   (Germany)

^f St Marien Hospital Hamm   (Germany)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; GERMANY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RISK; SECURITY MEASURES; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84979784143     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30168-7     Document Type: Article

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