The risk of suicide is highest in the three months after patients are discharged from psychiatric facilities, although the risk remains high years later, a systematic review and meta-analysis has… Click to show full abstract
The risk of suicide is highest in the three months after patients are discharged from psychiatric facilities, although the risk remains high years later, a systematic review and meta-analysis has found. Writing in JAMA Psychiatry ,1 the Australian researchers said that suicide prevention efforts should start while patients are in hospital and should focus on the period shortly after discharge. The meta-analysis included 100 …
               
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