Abstract

Attendance at Accident and Emergency for Deliberate Self Harm Predicts Increased Risk of Suicide, Especially in Women

Sakinofsky I

Year: 2005 Source: Evidence Based Mental Health, v.8, no.4, (November 2005), p.97 SIEC No: 20070076

Sakinofsky reviews a 2005 study by Cooper et al that found people attending accident & emergency departments because of deliberate self-harm have a high risk of suicide. He notes the study requires replication by other research centres.