INPATIENT SUICIDE AND WEEKEND LEAVE - AN UNDERESTIMATED RISK FACTOR

Authors
HOFFMANNRICHTER U BULLINGER A OESTERREICH C FINZEN A
Citation
U. Hoffmannrichter et al., INPATIENT SUICIDE AND WEEKEND LEAVE - AN UNDERESTIMATED RISK FACTOR, Psychiatrische Praxis, 25(4), 1998, pp. 196-197
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Psychiatrische Praxis → ACNP
ISSN journal
03034259
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
196 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-4259(1998)25:4<196:ISAWL->2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The study aims at differentiating qualitative and quantitative aspects of inpatient suicide on weekdays and during the weekend. Method: 51 c onsecutive suicides in a large psychiatric hospital were analysed retr ospectively. Results: 14 of 51 suicides occurred during weekend leave, most of them on a Saturday or Sunday. The rate of suicides in the hos pital on a Saturday or Sunday is extremely low. Conclusion: Weekend le ave from inpatient treatment must be considered as a risk factor of it s own.