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Experience of Health Care Services After a Suicide Attempt: Results from an Online Survey

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Shand, Fiona; Batterham, Philip; Chan, Jade KY; Pirkis, Jane; Spittal, Matthew; Woodward, Alan; Christensen, Helen

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Failure to provide follow-up care after a suicide attempt is associated with increased risk of reattempt. This online survey examined the experiences of patients of the Australian health system after a suicide attempt. Just over half of the participants had a psychiatric assessment within 1 week of their attempt. Fewer than half believed they had been offered enough help. Low service satisfaction was associated with lower help-seeking intentions. Support for individuals who have made a suicide...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorShand, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorBatterham, Philip
dc.contributor.authorChan, Jade KY
dc.contributor.authorPirkis, Jane
dc.contributor.authorSpittal, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorWoodward, Alan
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-08T05:33:45Z
dc.identifier.issn0363-0234
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/161081
dc.description.abstractFailure to provide follow-up care after a suicide attempt is associated with increased risk of reattempt. This online survey examined the experiences of patients of the Australian health system after a suicide attempt. Just over half of the participants had a psychiatric assessment within 1 week of their attempt. Fewer than half believed they had been offered enough help. Low service satisfaction was associated with lower help-seeking intentions. Support for individuals who have made a suicide attempt needs to be enhanced, and an integrated approach to care is required, including improved referral pathways and staff attitudinal change.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by funding from the Australian National Mental Health Commission.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2017 The American Association of Suicidology
dc.sourceSuicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
dc.titleExperience of Health Care Services After a Suicide Attempt: Results from an Online Survey
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
dc.date.issued2017
local.identifier.absfor111714 - Mental Health
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5684624xPUB232
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.wiley.com/en-gb
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationShand, Fiona, Black Dog Institute
local.contributor.affiliationBatterham, Philip, College of Health and Medicine, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationChan, Jade KY, University of NSW
local.contributor.affiliationPirkis, Jane, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationSpittal, Matthew, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationWoodward, Alan, Lifeline Australia
local.contributor.affiliationChristensen, Helen, Black Dog Institute
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage9
local.identifier.doi10.1111/sltb.12399
dc.date.updated2019-03-12T07:38:07Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85044878750
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