Overcrowding as a possible risk factor for inpatient suicide in a South African psychiatric hospital
About 4% of all suicides are estimated to occur while being an inpatient in a psychiatric facility. Staff generally assume that an inpatient suicide reflects a failure on their part to recognise the patient’s suicidal intent and whether it could have been prevented in any way. Inpatients who commit...
Main Authors: | Christoffel Grobler, Johanita Strumpher, Ruwayda Jacobs |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2015-08-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/759 |
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