Characteristics of patients repeatedly presenting to the emergency department for self-harm injuries: a 6-year retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-harm is a risk factor for suicide completion, and repeated self-harm carries an even greater risk. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of patients who repeatedly presented to the emergency department (ED) for self-harm.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from the ED‑Based Injury In‑Depth Surveillance registry in South Korea from January 2017 to December 2022. Patients aged 19-65 years with recorded information on prior self-harm episodes were included. Data regarding their demographic, pre-hospital, and clinical characteristics, as well as in-hospital mortality, were compared based on the number of prior self-harm episodes (0, 1, or ≥ 2). Univariate logistic regression analyses were performed within each self-harm episode group t

SUBMITTER: Jung KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750898 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature