olanzapine and Wounds--Stab

The Danish Mental Health Act does not prevent serious suicide attempts in patients with severe schizophrenia and a lack of compliance to medication. A case in which outpatient involuntary treatment could have prevented a very serious suicidal attempt is presented. In Denmark, outpatient involuntary treatment is only allowed under very extraordinary conditions.

Topics: Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Benzodiazepines; Commitment of Mentally Ill; Humans; Male; Olanzapine; Radiography; Risk Factors; Schizophrenia, Paranoid; Schizophrenic Psychology; Suicide, Attempted; Thoracic Injuries; Wounds, Stab