The British Journal of Psychiatry (2006) 188: 229-230. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.104.007526
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Suicide now and then... an elusive comparison

Invited commentary on.. .Lifetime suicide rates in treated schizophrenia: 1875–1924 and 1994–1998 cohorts compared{dagger}

TREVOR TURNER, MD, FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director

Department of Psychiatry, East Wing, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6QR, UK.

Correspondence: Tel: +44 (0)20 8510 8041; Fax: +44 (0)20 8510 8716; e-mail: trevor.turner{at}elcmht.nhs.uk

Declaration of interest None.

{dagger} See pp. 223–228, this issue.

Comparing suicide rates between Victorian and modern times, and the impact of the asylum, should enable a useful historical perspective on how effective our treatment approaches really are. Difficulties include clarifying the ‘social geography’, the underlying diagnoses, the reasons for admission and the reliability of casebook data and follow-up arrangements.


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