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Erschienen in: neuropsychiatrie 2/2016

01.06.2016 | original article

Suicidality in emergency medicine: Results from a retrospective analysis of emergency documentation forms

verfasst von: Fabian U. Lang, Nadine Hubel, Markus Kösters, Thomas Messer, Alexander Dinse-Lambracht, Markus Jäger

Erschienen in: neuropsychiatrie | Ausgabe 2/2016

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Summary

Background

To analyze suicidal care episodes in emergency medical responses in Germany.

Method

Anonymized data from emergency care episodes in Ulm from 2004 to 2013 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results

158 of 933 psychiatric emergencies (16 %) were suicide related, including 14 completed suicides, 25 care episodes with suicidal ideation, and 119 suicide attempts. Significantly more men than women completed suicide (χ²(2,N = 934) = 12.70, p = 0.02). 93 % of the total psychiatric emergencies received any medication at all, and only about 33 % were transported to a psychiatric hospital.

Conclusion

Psychiatric treatment for suicidality in emergency medicine requires improvement to ensure that patients receive adequate therapy.
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Metadaten
Titel
Suicidality in emergency medicine: Results from a retrospective analysis of emergency documentation forms
verfasst von
Fabian U. Lang
Nadine Hubel
Markus Kösters
Thomas Messer
Alexander Dinse-Lambracht
Markus Jäger
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2016
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
neuropsychiatrie / Ausgabe 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0948-6259
Elektronische ISSN: 2194-1327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-016-0181-2

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