General hospital costs in England of medical and psychiatric care for patients who self-harm: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-harm is an extremely common reason for hospital presentation. However, few estimates have been made of the hospital costs of assessing and treating self-harm. Such information is essential for planning services and to help strengthen the case for investment in actions to reduce the frequency and effects of self-harm. In this study, we aimed to calculate the costs of hospital medical care associated with a self-harm episode and the costs of psychosocial assessment, together with identification of the key drivers of these costs.

Methods

In a retrospective analysis, we estimated hospital resource use and care costs for all presentations for self-harm to the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford, UK), between April 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014. Episode-related data were

SUBMITTER: Tsiachristas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614771 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature