Self-Harm and Suicide Rates Before and After an Early Intervention Program for Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence on the association of early intervention services (EISs) with self-harm and suicide among patients with first-episode schizophrenia (FES) at older than 25 years is lacking.

Objective

To examine changes in self-harm and suicide rates among patients with FES before and after the implementation of an EIS program.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study conducted among 37 040 patients aged 15 to 64 years with FES between January 1, 2001, and March 31, 2020, used electronic medical records from the Hong Kong Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System. All patients were followed up from the first diagnosis of schizophrenia (the index date) until the date of their death or the end of the study period (March 31, 2021), whichev

SUBMITTER: Chai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature