Shared characteristics of suicides and other unnatural deaths following non-fatal self-harm? A multicentre study of risk factors

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 727-741

  Bergen, H ^a   Hawton, K ^a   Kapur, N ^b   Cooper, J ^b   Steeg, S ^b   Ness, J ^c   Waters, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DERBYSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidental death; poisoning; risk factors; self harm; suicide

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOTICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858773959     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711001747     Document Type: Review

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