TY - JOUR T1 - A decrease in care was associated with suicide in people with mental illness JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 128 LP - 128 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.4.128 VL - 2 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/4/128.abstract N2 - Appleby L, Dennehy Ja, Thomas Cs, et al.Aftercare and clinical characteristics of people with mental illness who commit suicide: a case-control study.Lancet1999 Apr 24; 353:1397–1400.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question In people with severe mental illness who commit suicide, what is the relation of suicide to aspects of mental health care, clinical features, and historical variables? Case control study.Greater Manchester area, UK.Cases were 149 people (median age 38 y) who committed suicide in Greater Manchester within 5 years of discharge from inpatient psychiatric care. Controls were 149 discharged psychiatric inpatients matched to cases by age (within 5 y), sex, clinical diagnosis, and date of admission (within 6 mo).Historical variables, clinical features since final inpatient admission, and details about care after inpatient discharge (aftercare). Care variables included components of care at the time of suicide, decreases in care (decrease in … ER -