Table III

Psychiatric contacts

  1974-90 1991-99
History of Attempted Suicide Suicide  (442) Undetermined (122) Suicide  (237) Undetermined (73)
None or Not Recorded 238 (54) 77 (63) 114 (48) 39 (53)
One attempt 155 (35) 30 (25) 68 (29) 18 (25)
> one attempt 49 (11) 15 (12) 55 (23) 16 (22)
         
Status at time of death        
In patient 57 (13) 12 (10) 15 (6) 3 (4)
Out patient 112 (25) 27 (22) 90 (38) 19 (26)
Not in treatment 257 (58) 79 (65) 132 (56) 51 (70)
Unknown 16 (4) 4 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0)