[Case Report about an Inpatient Suicide by Asphyxia without Strangulation].

IF 1.1 4区 医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY
Psychiatrische Praxis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-06 DOI:10.1055/a-2134-2549
Anna K Silge, Felix M Böcker
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Abstract

A risk of suicide in the course of a psychiatric disorder will often be answered with an admission for inpatient psychiatric treatment, resulting in a high potential of suicidal behavior on the ward. Despite extensive safety precautions and therapeutic interventions, suicides still occur within psychiatric hospitals. Such incidents, known as inpatient suicides, are rare but significant, necessitating further examination. We present the case of a 91-year-old suicidal male patient, who committed suicide on an open ward on a Sunday morning by blocking his nostrils with cotton and tissue and breathing into a pillow, leading to death by asphyxia. The case report aims to draw attention to the possibility of this extraordinary method of suicide, demonstrating that a suicide can be accomplished in a psychiatric hospital even without the use of prohibited dangerous objects.

[住院病人非扼死性窒息自杀的病例报告]。
在精神疾病的治疗过程中,如果存在自杀风险,患者往往会被收治入院接受精神疾病治疗,从而导致病房内出现自杀行为的可能性很高。尽管采取了大量的安全预防措施和治疗干预措施,但在精神病院内仍会发生自杀事件。此类事件被称为 "住院病人自杀",虽然罕见,但意义重大,需要进一步研究。我们介绍了一例 91 岁有自杀倾向的男性患者,他于周日上午在开放式病房内自杀,用棉花和纸巾堵住鼻孔,对着枕头呼吸,导致窒息死亡。本病例报告旨在提请人们注意这种特殊自杀方式的可能性,证明即使不使用违禁危险物品,也可以在精神病院内完成自杀。
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Psychiatrische Praxis
Psychiatrische Praxis PSYCHIATRY-
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3.90
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103
期刊介绍: Sozialpsychiatrisch orientiert Aktuelle Originalarbeiten und fundierte Übersichten Pro-Kontra-Debatten zu Brennpunktthemen Informative Fallbeispiele Vorstellung internationaler Studien
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