Repeat Self-Harm Following Hospital-Presenting Intentional Drug Overdose among Young People-A National Registry Study.

ABSTRACT: The incidence of hospital-presenting self-harm peaks among young people, who most often engage in intentional drug overdose (IDO). The risk of self-harm repetition is high among young people and switching methods between self-harm episodes is common. However, little is known about their patterns of repetition and switching following IDO. This study aimed to investigate repeat self-harm and method-switching following hospital-presenting IDO among young people. Data from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland on hospital-presenting self-harm by individuals aged 10-24 years during 2009-2018 were examined. Cox proportional hazards regression models with associated hazard ratios (HRs), survival curves and Poisson regression models with risk ratios (RRs), were used to examine risk factors for r

SUBMITTER: Daly C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504369 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature