Odejimi Opeyemi, Webb Kerry, Bagchi Dhruba, Tadros George
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, UK.
Aston University, UK.
BJPsych Bull. 2021 Jun;45(3):140-145. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2020.106.
This study explored the root causes of deaths by suicide among patients under the care of a mental health trust. Thematic analysis was carried out to identify themes from the serious incident reports for patients between 1 January 2017 and 31 July 2018.
In total, 48 cases were reviewed. Three main themes emerged from this study: patient-, professional- and organisation-related factors. The majority of the deaths were caused by patient-related factors, particularly exacerbation of the patient's mental health condition.
This study provides insight into perceived causes of death by suicide among mental health patients. It is hoped that this will, in turn, influence the manner in which decisions, policies and resource allocation are carried out to further prevent and reduce the incidence of suicide, particularly among mental health patients.
本研究探讨了在精神健康信托机构照料下的患者自杀死亡的根本原因。对2017年1月1日至2018年7月31日期间患者的严重事件报告进行了主题分析，以确定其中的主题。
总共审查了48个案例。本研究出现了三个主要主题：与患者、专业人员和组织相关的因素。大多数死亡是由与患者相关的因素导致的，尤其是患者心理健康状况的恶化。
本研究深入了解了精神健康患者自杀死亡的可感知原因。希望这反过来会影响决策、政策和资源分配的实施方式，以进一步预防和减少自杀发生率，尤其是在精神健康患者中。
