Suicide After Nonfatal Self-Harm: a population case-control study examining hospital care and patient characteristics.
dc.contributor.author | Karasouli, Eleni | |
dc.contributor.author | Owens, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Latchford, Gary | |
dc.contributor.author | Kelley, Rachael | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-14T09:55:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-14T09:55:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-01-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Nonfatal self-harm is the strongest predictor of suicide, with some of the risk factors for subsequent suicide after nonfatal self-harm being similar to those for suicide in general. However, we do not have sufficient information regarding the medical care provided to nonfatal self-harm episodes preceding suicide. Aims: Our study sought to explore hospital care and predictive characteristics of the risk of suicide after nonfatal self-harm. Method: Individuals with history of nonfatal self-harm who died by suicide were compared with those who had a nonfatal self-harm episode but did not later die by suicide. Cases were identified by cross-linking data collected through a self-harm monitoring project, 2000–2007, and comprehensive local data on suicides for the same period. Results: Dying by suicide after nonfatal self-harm was more common for male subjects than for female subjects (OR = 3.3, 95% CI = 1.7–6.6). Self-injury as the method of nonfatal self-harm was associated with higher risk of subsequent suicide than was self-poisoning (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.04–3.9). More urgent care at the emergency department (OR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.1–6.3) and admission to hospital (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.0–4.0) at the index episode were related to a heightened risk of suicide. Conclusion: The findings of our study could help services to form assessment and aftercare policies. | |
dc.funder | Other external funder (please detail below) | |
dc.funder.other | University of Leeds | |
dc.identifier.citation | Karasouli E, Owens D, Latchford G, Kelley R. (2015). Suicide after non-fatal self-harm: a population case-control study examining hospital care and patient characteristics. Crisis, 36 (1), pp. 65-70 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000285 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0227-5910 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2151-2396 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2086/23883 | |
dc.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.publisher | Crisis | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Crisis | |
dc.subject | suicide | |
dc.subject | self-harm | |
dc.subject | risk factors | |
dc.subject | hospital care | |
dc.subject | patient characteristics | |
dc.title | Suicide After Nonfatal Self-Harm: a population case-control study examining hospital care and patient characteristics. | |
dc.type | Article | |
oaire.citation.issue | 1 | |
oaire.citation.volume | 36 |
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