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[Basic suicidality at a psychiatric hospital].

C Schmölzer1, M Wolfersdorf, G Hole

  • 1Psychiatrisches Landeskrankenhaus Weissenau, Abteilung Psychiatrie I, Universität Ulm, Ravensburg-Weissenau.

Psychiatrische Praxis
|July 1, 1990
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Psychiatric hospital therapists report high rates of suicidality among patients. Affective psychoses, personality, neurotic, and depressive disorders show the highest risk for suicidal behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Epidemiology of Suicidality

Context:

  • Assessment of patient suicidality within a psychiatric hospital setting.
  • Therapist-reported data on patient symptomatology and suicidal ideation.
  • Prevalence of acute and chronic suicidality in psychiatric inpatients.

Purpose:

  • To quantify the prevalence of acute and chronic suicidality in psychiatric patients.
  • To identify diagnostic groups with the highest risk of suicidal behavior.
  • To understand the baseline level of suicidality encountered by hospital therapists.

Summary:

  • A questionnaire survey of therapists at Ravensburg Weissenau Psychiatric Hospital revealed significant suicidality.
  • 7% of 475 assessed patients were acutely suicidal, 11% chronically suicidal, and 22% possibly suicidal.

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  • 38% of patients reported lifetime suicidal episodes, with highest rates in affective psychoses, personality disorders, neurotic disorders, and depressive syndromes.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the substantial burden of 'basic suicidality' that psychiatric hospital therapists must manage.
    • Informs clinical practice regarding risk assessment and intervention strategies for high-risk patient populations.
    • Underscores the need for targeted mental health interventions for specific diagnostic groups.