Case register study of suicide risk in mental disorders

Authors:
BAXTER David, APPLEBY Louis
Journal article citation:
British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, October 1999, pp.322-326.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press

This research aimed to estimate the long-term risk of suicide in psychiatric patients using a sample of 7921 individuals identified from the Salford Psychiatric Case Register. The suicide risks estimated in this study are generally higher than those previously reported, notably in schizophrenia and personality disorder and in previous in-patients. Risk was also high in males with substance dependency.

Subject terms:
mental health problems, personality disorders, risk, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, substance misuse, suicide, gender;
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN online:
1472-1465
ISSN print:
0007-1250

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