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Management of schizophrenia with suicide risk.
Suicidal behavior remains a major source of morbidity and mortality among schizophrenics. The National Institute of Mental Health Longitudinal Study of Chronic Schizophrenia found that over a mean of 6 years, 38% of the patients had at least one suicide attempt and 57% admitted to substantial suicidal ideation. Suicide is also a major issue among inpatients, with serious implications for clinic...
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Thirty-two cases of suicide or self-injury in which I served as a medicolegal consultant are reviewed. Suits involving suicide have increased to 18 to 25 percent of psychiatric practice litigation. The demography of suicide is discussed and contrasted with the population studied; this study stresses the problem of the young, unstable, and poorly predictable patient. Considerations in risk manag...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/s0007125000021711