Suicide after involuntary psychiatric care: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the risk of suicide in individuals treated against their will in involuntary psychiatric care (IPC). This population-based study provides a first comprehensive description of suicide among individuals who experienced IPC.

Methods

We studied all individuals discharged from IPC in Sweden from 2010 through 2020. Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics are reported followed by suicide risk for the complete IPC population and stratified by sex, age, IPC history, and diagnostic category. Crude and adjusted relative risks compared to all individuals discharged from psychiatric in- and outpatient care and the general population were estimated using Poisson regression. Suicide methods, seasonal trends, and geographical variance are also reported

SUBMITTER: Grossmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12637078 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature