Factors of Early Suicide after Discharge: A National Linkage Study for Suicide Victims in Taiwan |
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| Authors: | Kuan‐Chiao Tseng MD ScD Chia‐Ming Chang MD Shih‐Cheng Liao MD Ying‐Yeh Chen MD ScD Ming‐Been Lee MD |
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| Institution: | 1. National Taiwan University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry;2. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung Medical University, Department of Psychiatry;3. Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Department of Psychiatry;4. National Taiwan University, Department of Psychiatry |
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| Abstract: | Patients recently discharged from psychiatric inpatient care have a higher suicide rate. The study aimed to identify the characteristics associated with early suicide of those patients discharged from psychiatric wards in Taiwan. The results indicated that among 672 suicide victims who died within one year post‐discharge from psychiatric wards in Taiwan between 2000 and 2004, diagnosis of schizophrenia, shorter disease duration, and co‐morbidity with cancer were all significantly associated with suicide occurring within one month of discharge. Clinical diagnosis of psychiatric disorders, recent psychiatric diagnosis, and co‐morbidity with severe physical illnesses should receive special monitoring for potential suicide after discharge. |
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