Suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services: national clinical survey
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Suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services: national clinical survey.
OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical circumstances in which psychiatric patients commit suicide. DESIGN National clinical survey. SETTING England and Wales. SUBJECTS A two year sample of people who had committed suicide, in particular those who had been in contact with mental health services in the 12 months before death. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Proportion of suicides in people who had had ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7193.1235