Medscape March 24, 2025
Both preventable and sometimes unpredictable, suicides in hospitals represent a significant challenge for healthcare professionals, who often experience feelings of failure and guilt following these events. But what do we really know about the frequency and occurrence of such incidents? Pierre-Emmanuel Michels, psychiatrist at the University Hospitals of Angers and Laval, France, addressed these questions during a session at Congrès de l’Encéphale, a psychiatry conference held recently in Paris, France.
No Sector Is Immune
“All healthcare sectors are affected by suicides and suicide attempts, including hospitals, medico-social institutions, and the community. No sector is immune to this risk, but psychiatric services report the highest number of cases,” the French High Authority for Health (HAS) noted in a report on the...
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