Review of predictors of suicide within 1 year of discharge from a psychiatric hospital

Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2008 Feb;10(1):60-5. doi: 10.1007/s11920-008-0011-8.

Abstract

Previous research has shown that suicide risk is highest in the year after people have been discharged from a psychiatric hospital. As such, identifying predictors of suicide within this time frame is important. Results from a systematic database search showed that all significant suicide predictors--those found in more than one study--could be grouped into factors related to suicidality, patient care factors, and demographic and psychopathological factors. Increased knowledge of suicide predictors for this particularly high-risk time, identified in this review, can help inform prevention and intervention efforts that may significantly reduce suicide rates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cause of Death
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Life Change Events
  • Mental Disorders / mortality*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Disorders / therapy
  • Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
  • Patient Dropouts / psychology
  • Patient Dropouts / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Factors
  • Suicide / psychology
  • Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Survival Rate