Suicide following hospital admission for mental health conditions, physical illness, injury and intentional self-harm in Victoria, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The majority of suicide decedents have had contact with health services close to their death. Some of these contacts include admissions to hospitals for physical and mental health conditions, injury and intentional self-harm. This study aims to establish and quantify the risks of suicide following hospital admission for a range of mental and physical illnesses.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was carried out on existing morbidity and mortality data in Victoria. Data was extracted from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset and the Victorian Suicide Register. Unplanned hospital admissions among adult patients (> = 15 years of age), discharged between 01 January 2011 and 31 December 2016 (2,430,154 admissions), were selected. Standardised Mortality Ratios were calc

SUBMITTER: Fernando DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9273064 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature