Follow-Up Timing After Discharge and Suicide Risk Among Patients Hospitalized With Psychiatric Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although early outpatient follow-up after psychiatric inpatient discharge may prevent suicide, the association between early follow-up care and a reduced risk of suicide after discharge has not been fully explored.

Objectives

To investigate outpatient follow-up care after psychiatric inpatient discharge and determine whether the timing of the first outpatient follow-up is associated with a reduced risk of suicide.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, retrospective cohort study used the National Health Claim Database from 2017 to 2018 in Korea. Patients were observed until December 31, 2021, to confirm the occurrence of suicide. The study population included all patients aged 18 years or older who were newly admitted to hospitals with psy

SUBMITTER: Che SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562943 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature