Characteristics of patients presenting post-suicide attempt to an Academic Medical Center Emergency Department in Lebanon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency Department (ED) visits for suicide attempts have been described worldwide; however, the populations studied were predominantly Western European, North American, or East Asian. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of ED patients presenting post-suicide attempt to an academic medical center in Lebanon and to report on factors that affect ED disposition.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2009 and 2015. Patients of any age group were included if they had presented to the ED after a suicide attempt. Patients with unintentional self-harm were excluded. Descriptive analysis was performed on the demographics and characteristics of suicide attempts of the study population. A bivariate analysis to compare the two groups (hospitaliz

SUBMITTER: El Majzoub I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5970493 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature