Attendance at accident and emergency for deliberate self harm predicts increased risk of suicide, especially in women
2005; BMJ; Volume: 8; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/ebmh.8.4.97
ISSN1468-960X
Autores Tópico(s)Poisoning and overdose treatments
ResumoCooper J, Kapur N, Webb R, et al . Suicide after deliberate self-harm: a 4-year cohort study. Am J Psychiatry 2005;162:297–303.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] Q How prevalent is suicide in people who have committed deliberate self harm? ### ![Graphic][5] Design: Prospective cohort study. ### ![Graphic][6] Setting: Four accident and emergency departments in Manchester, UK; 1997 to 2001. ### ![Graphic][7] Population: 7968 people (median age of 30 years) attending accident and emergency because of deliberate self harm between September 1997 and August 2001. ### ![Graphic][8] Prognostic factors: Attendance at accident and emergency for deliberate self harm. ### ![Graphic][9] Outcome: Suicide rates. Deaths by suicide were identified using the National Confidential Inquiry Into Suicide and Homicide by People With Mental Illness database of the Office of National Statistics. Confirmed suicides and deaths from unknown cause (ICD-9 codes) were considered suicides. Suicide rates in the study population were compared with those for general population of Manchester to give standardised mortality ratios (SMRs). ### ![Graphic][10] Follow up period: Four years. Between September 1997 and August 2001, the suicide rate … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DAmerican%2BJournal%2Bof%2BPsychiatry%26rft.stitle%253DAm.%2BJ.%2BPsychiatry%26rft.aulast%253DCooper%26rft.auinit1%253DJ.%26rft.volume%253D162%26rft.issue%253D2%26rft.spage%253D297%26rft.epage%253D303%26rft.atitle%253DSuicide%2BAfter%2BDeliberate%2BSelf-Harm%253A%2BA%2B4-Year%2BCohort%2BStudy%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1176%252Fappi.ajp.162.2.297%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F15677594%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.297&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=15677594&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febmental%2F8%2F4%2F97.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000227210800015&link_type=ISI [5]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif [6]: /embed/inline-graphic-2.gif [7]: /embed/inline-graphic-3.gif [8]: /embed/inline-graphic-4.gif [9]: /embed/inline-graphic-5.gif [10]: /embed/inline-graphic-6.gif
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