Emergency department presentations with suicide and self-harm ideation: a missed opportunity for intervention?

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Suicidal ideation constitutes a central element of most theories of suicide and is the defining facet separating suicide from other causes of death such as accidents. However, despite a high worldwide prevalence, most research has focused on suicidal behaviours, such as completed suicide and suicide attempts, while the greater proportion who experienced ideation, which frequently precedes suicidal behaviour, have received much less attention. This study aims to examine the characteristics of those presenting to EDs with suicidal ideation and quantify the associated risk of suicide and other causes of death.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study was performed based on population-wide health administration data linked to data from the Northern Ireland Registry of Self-Harm a

SUBMITTER: Ross E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130835 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature