A comparison of suicide and undetermined deaths in psychiatric patients.
Suicide Life Threat Behav
; 10(3): 167-74, 1980.
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| ID: mdl-7210103
ABSTRACT
Those people who had previously been patients of the Department of Mental Health of Missouri who died in the three year period 1972 through 1974 and whose deaths were designated as suicide or "undetermined whether purposely or accidentally inflicted," were identified by matching statewide death tapes against the DMH data base. The demographic characteristics of the two groups are compared to ascertain if the members of the undetermined group are essentially similar to the suicides, as has frequently been hypothesized. It is found that, in general, the similarities are in areas which would not have had a direct influence on the medical examiner/coroner's verdict, whereas, the differences do highlight areas which could cause an indecisive verdict. The significance of the undetermined deaths is discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Suicidio
/
Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
/
Aged
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Child
/
Female
/
Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Suicide Life Threat Behav
Año:
1980
Tipo del documento:
Article