Br J Psychiatry. 1990 Feb;156:236-42.

General hospital admission in the management of parasuicide. A randomised controlled trial.

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Suitably trained junior doctors selected parasuicides with no immediate medical or psychiatric treatment needs on initial assessment in a casualty department. This group was then randomly allocated to hospital admission (38 cases) or discharge home (39 cases). One week later there were no significant differences between groups on diverse outcome measures, including repetition rate, psychological symptoms, and social functioning. A second follow-up using the same measures at 16 weeks also failed to demonstrate any differences between groups, both of which showed considerable overall improvement. A parasuicide management policy consisting of assessment in a casualty department and selective discharge was appropriate for 15% of a hospital-referred population. This lends support to recent government recommendations, but caution should be exercised before such a result is generalised.

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