Increase in self-injury as a method of self-harm in Ghent, Belgium : 1987-2013
Background : Self-harm is a major health care problem and changes in its prevalence and characteristics can have important implications for suicide prevention. The objective was to describe trends in the epidemiology of self-harm based on emergency department (A&E departments) visits over a 26-year period in Ghent, Belgium. Methods : We analyzed data on all self-harm presentations from the three large general hospitals in Ghent between 1987 and 2013. We investigated trends in prevalence (events by year per 100.000), methods and alcohol use. Results : Rates of self-harm steadily decreased d... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT VISITS / ATTEMPTED-SUICIDE / INFLICTED INJURY / CO-PROXAMOL / TRENDS / REPETITION / ENGLAND / INTERVENTION / MULTICENTER / PREVENTION |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28958815 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/7283939 |