Suicide risk after psychiatric discharge: study protocol of a naturalistic, long-term, prospective observational study

Abstract Background Suicide risk of psychiatric patients has proven to be strongly increased in the months after discharge from a psychiatric hospital. Despite this high risk, there is a lack of systematic research on the causes of this elevated suicide risk as well as a lack of treatment and interv...

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Main Authors: Tim J. Krause, Annette Lederer, Magdalena Sauer, Jasmin Schneider, Cathrin Sauer, Burkhard Jabs, Elmar Etzersdorfer, Axel Genz, Michael Bauer, Susann Richter, Dan Rujescu, Ute Lewitzka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-020-00685-z