BJPsych Open
Beyond psychiatric diagnosis: detection-gap perspective on suicide decedents in a population-based cohort
Background A considerable proportion of individuals who die by suicide have no recorded psychiatric diagnosis, yet their psychosocial and clinical profiles remain poorly understood. Aims To examine whether conventional demographic, physical health, psychosocial and mental health characteristics distinguish suicide decedents with, versus without, psychiatric diagnoses in a population-based cohort. Method This retrospective case–control study used UK Biobank baseline data linked with national mortality records. Suici …