{"id":5746,"date":"2025-01-30T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/?page_id=5746"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:55:21","slug":"suicide-following-missed-contact-and-or-non-adherence-with-medication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/reports\/annual-report-2025\/themes-in-this-report\/suicide-following-missed-contact-and-or-non-adherence-with-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide following missed contact and\/or non-adherence with medication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; 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allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Left Nav Sidebar&#8221; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_1&#8243; orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;on&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; module_id=&#8221;left-nav-menu&#8221; show_border=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Title and jump links&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"top\">Suicide following missed contact and\/or non-adherence with medication<\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 1em\"><strong>On this page:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#number\">Number of mental health patients who died by suicide following missed contact and\/or non-adherence with medication in the UK and Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#missed-contact\">Characteristics of mental health patients who died by suicide after missed service contact<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#contact-general\">Socio-demographic characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contact-diagnosis\">Clinical characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contact-history\">Behavioural characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contact-missed\">Community\/Compulsory Treatment Orders and Assertive Outreach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contact-follow-up\">Follow-up from services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#medication\">Characteristics of mental health patients who died by suicide and were non-adherent with medication<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#meds-general\">Socio-demographic characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meds-illness\">Clinical characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meds-treatment\">Treatment and care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meds-history\">Behavioural characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meds-meds\">Medication and reasons for non-adherence <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meds-cause\">Method of suicide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#summary\">Community\/Compulsory Treatment Orders and Assertive Outreach<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"number\">Number of mental health patients who died by suicide following missed contact and\/or non-adherence with medication in the UK and Jersey<\/h2>\n<p>An estimated 3,817 patients who died by suicide had missed their final contact with mental health services, accounting for 22% of all patient suicides, an average of 347 deaths per year. There were an estimated 1,998 patients who were non-adherent with drug treatment in the month before their death, representing 12% of all patient suicides, an average of 182 deaths per year.<\/p>\n<p>5,220 patients had missed their last contact and\/or were non-adherent to medication, accounting for 29% of all patient suicides, an average of 475 deaths per year. 593 patients fell into both categories \u2013 having missed their last contact and being non-adherent \u2013 making up 3% of all patient suicides, an average of 54 deaths per year.<\/p>\n<p>The overall number of patients who died by suicide and had missed contact with services has decreased over the report period but we are projecting an increase in 2022; the number of patients who were non-adherent with drug treatment has been relatively stable and we project a fall in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Graph: Missed contact\/non-adherence&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0 0 1.5em;padding-bottom: 1em;border-bottom: 1px dashed #bbb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5918 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph.png\" alt=\"Figure showing the number of patients who died by suicide after they had missed their last contact, were non-adherent with medication or both, in the UK and Jersey between 2012 and 2022.\" width=\"850\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph.png 850w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph-250x145.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/missed-contact-meds-graph-350x203.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p><figcaption>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.9em;padding-top: 1em\">Patient data unavailable in Jersey in 2019-2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.9em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/reports\/annual-report-2025\/themes-in-this-report\/suicide-following-missed-contact-and-or-non-adherence-with-medication\/long-descriptions-for-figures-on-suicide-following-missed-contact-and-or-non-adherence-with-medication-page\/#missed-contact\">&gt; Read a long description for the graph: Number of mental health patients who died by suicide following missed contact and\/or non-adherence with medication in the UK and Jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.9em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=75321\">&gt; Access the data&nbsp;as an Excel table for the graph: Number of mental health patients who died by suicide following missed contact and\/or non-adherence with medication in the UK and Jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Subtitle: Characteristics &#8211; missed service contact&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"missed-contact\" style=\"padding-top: 0.65em\">Characteristics of mental health patients who died by suicide after missed service contact (UK and Jersey, 2012-2022)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"contact-general\">Socio-demographic characteristics<\/h3>\n<p>A higher proportion of patients who died by suicide and had missed their last service contact were men compared to other patients who had not missed their last contact (2,560, 67% v. 8,115, 65%). 45 (1%) were aged under 18 and 330 (9%) were aged 18-24. Overall, they were younger, with more aged under 25 (375, 10% v. 1,098, 9%) and aged 25-44 (1,586, 44% v. 4,340, 35%). More were single (1,697, 51% v. 5,035, 43%), unemployed (1,877, 57% v. 5,022, 44%) and living alone (1,883, 56% v. 5,317, 45%) than other patients. See <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/reports\/annual-report-2025\/additional-data-and-downloads\/\">additional data and downloads<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"contact-diagnosis\">Clinical characteristics<\/h3>\n<p>The most common primary diagnosis among patients who missed their last contact was affective disorder (bipolar disorder and depression; 1,239, 35%). A higher proportion had a primary diagnosis of alcohol (328, 9% v. 753, 6%) and drug (266, 8% v. 550, 5%) dependence\/misuse and personality disorder (446, 13% v. 1,244, 10%) compared to other patients. More had a comorbid (i.e. additional) diagnosis (2,104, 60% v. 6,443, 53%) and a long (&gt;5 years) history of illness (1,808, 57% v. 5,794, 54%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Male icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6091 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/male-symbol-250px.png\" alt=\"Male symbol.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/male-symbol-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/male-symbol-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Male&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>67%<\/strong><br \/>male<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: People under 45&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/three-people-under45-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon representing three people under 45.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/three-people-under45-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/three-people-under45-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Age&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>54%<br \/><\/strong>aged under 45<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Unemployed icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/unemployed-icon-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon of a broken briefcase, representing unemployment.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/unemployed-icon-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/unemployed-icon-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Unemployed&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>57%<br \/><\/strong>un\u00ademployed<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Additional mental illness icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/confused-icon-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon of a person with many speech bubbles surrounding them, representing additional mental illness.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/confused-icon-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/confused-icon-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Additional mental illness&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>60%<\/strong><br \/>additional mental illness<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Self-harm icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/self-harm-icon.png\" alt=\"An icon of two hands supporting a medical symbol.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/self-harm-icon.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/self-harm-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Self-harm&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>65%<br \/><\/strong>history of self-harm<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Substance misuse icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6098 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/substance-abuse-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon of alcohol bottles and tablets, representing substance misuse.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/substance-abuse-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/substance-abuse-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Alcohol\/drug misuse&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>69%<br \/><\/strong>history of alcohol and\/or drug misuse<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Back to top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Behavioural characteristics section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"contact-history\">Behavioural characteristics<\/h3>\n<p>A history of self-harm (2,236, 65% v. 7,143, 60%), violence (771, 24% v. 1,945, 17%) and alcohol and\/or drug misuse (2,397, 69% v. 6,341, 54%) was more common among those who missed their last contact than other patients. More had experienced financial problems (541, 22% v. 1,415, 15%) and had previously been in prison (491, 15% v. 1,033, 9%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"contact-missed\">Community\/Compulsory Treatment Orders and Assertive Outreach<\/h3>\n<p>There were 39 (1%) patients who missed their last contact with services who were subject to a Community\/Compulsory Treatment Order (CTO) at the time of death. 72 (2%) patients with missed contact were under the care of an assertive outreach service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"contact-follow-up\">Follow-up from services<\/h3>\n<p>Services had attempted to re-engage the majority (3,332, 94%) of patients following missed contact. This was mostly a follow-up via telephone (59%) or letter (57%) to arrange another appointment; in half (50%) the GP was also informed and in 28% the patient\u2019s family was contacted. In 18% the patient was discharged from follow-up.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-top: 1em\">Follow-up by services following missed last contact of mental health patients who died by suicide (UK and Jersey, 2012-2022)<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Follow-up bar chart&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0 0 1.5em;padding-bottom: 1em;border-bottom: 1px dashed #bbb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5931\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-1024x520.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing the ways services had attempted to re-engage the patients who had missed their last contact and died by suicide, in the UK and Jersey in 2012-2022.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-250x127.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph-350x178.png 350w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/01\/follow-up-graph.png 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><figcaption>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.9em;padding-top: 1em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/reports\/annual-report-2025\/themes-in-this-report\/suicide-following-missed-contact-and-or-non-adherence-with-medication\/long-descriptions-for-figures-on-suicide-following-missed-contact-and-or-non-adherence-with-medication-page\/#follow-up\">&gt; Read a long description for the bar chart: Follow-up from services<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.9em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=75322\">&gt; Access the data\u00a0as an Excel table for the bar chart: Follow-up from services<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Back to top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Subtitle: Non-adherent with medication&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"medication\">Characteristics of mental health patients who died by suicide and were non-adherent with medication (UK and Jersey, 2012-2022)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients that were non-adherent with medication section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"meds-general\">Socio-demographic characteristics<\/h3>\n<p>Patients who died by suicide and had been non-adherent to medication were younger than other patients (median age 44yrs v. 46yrs), with more aged 25-44 (766, 40% v. 4,951, 36%). 18 (1%) were aged under 18 and 179 (9%) were aged 18-24. A similar proportion were male (1,298, 65% v. 8,926, 65%) and from an ethnic minority group (158, 9% v. 921, 7%) but they were more likely to be single (942, 52% v. 5,741, 44%) and unemployed (937, 52% v. 5,878, 46%).<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/reports\/annual-report-2025\/additional-data-and-downloads\/\">additional data and downloads<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"meds-illness\">Clinical characteristics<\/h3>\n<p>A higher proportion had severe mental illness (schizophrenia or affective disorders) (1,180, 63% v. 7,439, 55%) and a comorbid (i.e. additional) psychiatric disorder (1,154, 62% v. 7,219, 54%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Aged 25-44 icon&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/single-icon-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon of a single person.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/single-icon-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/single-icon-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Single&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>52%<br \/><\/strong>single<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Unemployed icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6093\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/unemployed-icon-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon of a broken briefcase, representing unemployment.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/unemployed-icon-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/unemployed-icon-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Unemployed&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>52% <br \/><\/strong>un\u00ademployed<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image: Severe mental illness icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6103\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/severe-mental-illness-icon-250px.png\" alt=\"An icon representing severe mental illness.\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/severe-mental-illness-icon-250px.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/severe-mental-illness-icon-250px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Mental illness&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em\"><strong>63%<br \/><\/strong>severe mental illness<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; 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Overall, more patients who were non-adherent with drug treatment had been detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) at their last admission compared to other patients (457, 26% v. 1,856, 15%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"meds-history\">Behavioural characteristics<\/h3>\n<p>Previous violence (383, 22% v. 2,258, 18%) and drug misuse (832, 46% v. 4,612, 35%) were common, and more had recently (&lt;3 months) experienced serious financial problems (278, 19% v. 1,649, 16%). Both immediate (1,191, 72% v. 9,708, 82%) and long-term risk (707, 45% v. 6,462, 57%) were less likely to be viewed as not present or low compared to other patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"meds-meds\">Medication and reasons for non-adherence\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Those non-adherent were more often receiving oral antipsychotics (860, 47% v. 4,722, 35%). The most common reasons reported by clinicians for non-adherence were the patient\u2019s lack of insight into their mental ill health (460, 31%), medication side-effects (225, 15%) and the patient finding no positive effect from the treatment (192, 13%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"meds-cause\">Method of suicide<\/h3>\n<p>Overall, they were more likely to die by jumping\/multiple injuries (314, 17% v. 1,826, 13%) and less likely to die by self-poisoning (327, 17% v. 3,055, 22%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"summary\">Community\/Compulsory Treatment Orders and Assertive Outreach<\/h3>\n<p>Of the patients who died by suicide and had either missed last contact and\/or were non-adherent with medication, 52 (1%) were subject to a Community\/Compulsory Treatment Order (CTO) and 94 (2%) were under the care of an assertive outreach service at the time of death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_cta admin_label=&#8221;Promo: Download full report PDF&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content_box content_box_grey_bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; title=&#8221;Read the full report&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Download a PDF of the full report&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=75346&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Prefer to read the full report? 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