Suicide and death by other causes among patients with a severe mental illness: cohort study comparing risks among patients discharged from inpatient care v . those treated in the community.

There is an additional risk of death by suicide and natural causes for people with SMI who have been recently discharged from inpatient care over and above the general risk among people with the same diagnosis who have not recently been treated as an inpatient. This mortality gap shows the importance of continued focus, following discharge, on individuals who require inpatient care.