Clinical management following self-harm in a UK-wide primary care cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the clinical management of patients in primary care following self-harm.

Methods

A descriptive cohort study using data from 684 UK general practices that contributed to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) during 2001-2013. We identified 49,970 patients with a self-harm episode, 41,500 of whom had one complete year of follow-up.

Results

Among those with complete follow-up, 26,065 (62.8%, 62.3-63.3) were prescribed psychotropic medication and 6318 (15.2%, 14.9-15.6) were referred to mental health services; 4105 (9.9%, CI 9.6-10.2) were medicated without an antecedent psychiatric diagnosis or referral, and 4,506 (10.9%, CI 10.6-11.2) had a diagnosis but were not subsequently medicated or referred. Patients registered at practic

SUBMITTER: Carr MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4870375 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature