Psychiatric hospitalisation and the risk of suicide

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 269-273

  Large, Matthew Michael ^a   Kapur, Nav ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; MENTAL DISEASE;

HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 85045967453     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2018.22     Document Type: Review

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