Suicide after contact with substance misuse services: a national registry study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:People with substance use disorders have a well-known increased risk for taking their own life. Previous research has mainly focused on suicide in mental health services, whereas there is limited knowledge regarding suicide after contact with substance misuse services. AIMS:The aim of the current study was to describe the utilisation of both mental health services and substance misuse services among people who have died by suicide within a year of contact with substance misuse services. METHOD:We used an explanatory observational design, where all suicide deaths in the period from 2009 to 2016 were retrieved from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry and linked with the Norwegian Patient Registry. The people who had been in contact with substance misuse services within a year be

SUBMITTER: Myhre MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331082 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature