Root cause analyses of suicides of mental health clients.

Gillies D, Chicop D, O'Halloran P. Crisis. 2015;36:316-324.

This study used root cause analysis to identify underlying causes of suicide among mental health service clients. Researchers found that most patients had denied suicidal ideation and had missed follow-up in their mental health care. Their results underscore the challenge of preventing suicide in patients with mental illness.