Meta-analysis of risk factors for suicide after psychiatric discharge and meta-regression of the duration of follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of suicide following discharge from psychiatric hospitals are extraordinarily high in the first week post-discharge and then decline steeply over time. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the strength of risk factors for suicide after psychiatric discharge and to investigate the association between the strength of risk factors and duration of study follow-up.

Methods

A PROSPERO-registered meta-analysis of observational studies was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Post-discharge suicide risk factors reported five or more times were synthesised using a random-effects model. Mixed-effects meta-regression was used to examine whether the strength of suicide risk factors could be explained by duration of study follow-up.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Tai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280246 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature