A treatment protocol for suicidal patients in a day hospital setting: Preliminary results

A day hospital setting may provide a good management for suicidal patients. Of 70 subjects admitted for a suicide attempt to the "A. Gemelli" Hospital in Rome, eight (11.4%) dropped out, 62 (88.5%) completed the study, and 15 (24.19%) showed suicidal ideation within 1 year. No patients completed suicide.