The survival and characteristics of older people with and without dementia who are hospitalised following intentional self-harm

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 892-900

  Mitchell, Rebecca ^a,b   Draper, Brian ^c,d   Harvey, Lara ^b   Brodaty, Henry ^c,d   Close, Jacqueline ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

dementia; older person; self harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; VERY ELDERLY; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84994316651     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4542     Document Type: Article

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