Chung2017 - Suicide Rates After Discharge From Psychiatric Facilities, A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Bibtex: @chung2017
• Bibliography: Chung, D. T., Ryan, C. J., Hadzi-Pavlovic, D., Singh, S. P., Stanton, C., & Large, M. M. (2017). Suicide Rates After Discharge From Psychiatric Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(7), 694–702. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1044

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Example citation §

The risk of suicide among patients admitted to inpatient psychiatric care is highest immediately after discharge [@chung2017]

Patients recently discharged from psychiatric facilities have almost 200 times increased risk of suicide compared to the global rate

Key takeaways §

• k = 100 studies, a total of 17857 reported suicides
• Pooled suicide rate = 484 suicides per 100 000 person-years (95% CI 422 - 555)
• Highest suicide rate <3 months after discharge (1132, 95% CI 1512 - 2856). This is almost 200 times the global rate (11.4 per 100k person-years).
  • 3m to 12m = 654
  • 1y to 5y = 494
  • 5y to 10y = 366

  • 10y = 277

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