“…Scientific literature suggests that self-harming behaviours, self-inflicted injuries and suicide attempts may represent a transitory period of a cry for help, and, in some cases, are an important indicator of mental health problems and a real risk of death by suicide (Beghi & Rosenbaum, 2010;Urnes, 2009 In fact, many people who committed suicide had visited their doctor the month previous to their death (Ubaldo & Pérez, 2010). The results of this study regarding "care following a suicide attempt" reveal that, of all recorded suicide attempts (463), 46.44% corresponded to hospital discharge, compared to 20.08% where patients where admitted to hospitals with specialized mental health services (Jaén and Úbeda).…”