The burden of a general medical clinic with patients after suicide attempts

• Published in: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift Vol. 106; no. 49; p. 1756
• Main Authors: Osterwalder, R, Uffer, G A, Senn, H J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Switzerland 04.12.1976
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholic Intoxication; Analgesics, Opioid - poisoning; Depression; Female; Hospitals, General; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives - poisoning; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Middle Aged; Psychotherapy; Substance-Related Disorders; Suicide, Attempted - etiology; Suicide, Attempted - therapy

All 125 patients who entered the "suicide ward" of the Medical Department of a large public hospital during 1974 were analyzed according to age and sex distribution, duration of hospital stay, motivation and method of committing suicide and fate after recovering from the acute phase of int...