Should compulsory admission to hospital be part of suicide prevention strategies?
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Volume
41
Pagination
169 - 171
DOI
10.1192/pb.bp.116.055699
Journal
BJPsych Bull
Issue
ISSN
2056-4694
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The World Health Organization report Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative provides governments with guidance for comprehensive suicide prevention strategies. However, it does not mention the role that compulsory admission to hospital of psychiatric patients should have in policies for suicide prevention. This was a missed opportunity for international discussion and guidance about a measure that, although widely used, is becoming increasingly controversial in light of the existing evidence and human rights norms.