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Daniel Thomas Chung1, Christopher James Ryan2, Matthew Michael Large3
1Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
In this article, the authors comment on "Postdischarge Suicide: A Psychodynamic Understanding of Subjective Experience and Its Importance in Suicide Prevention," by Schechter, Goldblatt, Ronningstam, Herbstman, and Maltsberger (Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2016, volume 80, pp. 80-96). Suicide after discharge from psychiatric hospitals is an enduring and serious problem. Consideration needs to be given to the possibility that adverse experiences associated with hospitalization, experiences such as trauma, stigma, and loss of social support, might precipitate some suicides after discharge.
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