Self-harm in people experiencing homelessness: investigation of incidence, characteristics and outcomes using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-Harm in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People who experience homelessness are thought to be at high risk of suicide, but little is known about self-harm in this population.

Aims

To examine characteristics and outcomes in people experiencing homelessness who presented to hospital following self-harm.

Method

Data were collected via specialist assessments and/or hospital patient records from emergency departments in Manchester, Oxford and Derby, UK. Data were collected from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2016, with mortality follow-up via data linkage with NHS Digital to 31 December 2019. Trend tests estimated change in self-harm over time; descriptive statistics described characteristics associated with self-harm. Twelve-month repetition and long-term mortality were analysed using Cox proportional

SUBMITTER: Clements C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9059614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature