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The risk of suicide among people with mental illness is estimated to be 10 times higher than in the general population. About 4% of all suicides in England and Wales are estimated to occur while the person is an inpatient in a psychiatric facility. Surveys have found that most psychiatrists have personal experience of the suicide of a patient under their care in hospital. In order to actualise efficacious treatment, it is imperative that the contributing causes of inpatient suicides be examined.
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