Emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self harm in the USA: 2006-2013

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 94-102

  Canner, J K ^a   Giuliano, K ^a   Selvarajah, S ^a,b   Hammond, E R ^a,b   Schneider, E B ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department utilization; epidemiology; self harm; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SELF MUTILATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995810568     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796016000871     Document Type: Article

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