Suicides among mental health patients under home treatment in England double the number of suicides in mental health inpatient units
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated at home by crisis resolution home treatment teams has more than doubled in England in recent years, rising from an average of 80 in 2003-2004 to 163 in 2010-2011, according to new research. In contrast, suicides on psychiatric wards fell by more than half, from 163 in 2003-2004 to 76 in 2010-2011.