Citation

Mercado MC, Holland K, Leemis RW, Stone DM, Wang J. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 2017; 318(19): 1931-1933.

Affiliation

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.2017.13317

PMID

29164246

Abstract

In the United States, youth have the highest burden of nonfatal self-inflicted injury (ie, deliberate physical harm against oneself, inclusive of suicidal and nonsuicidal intent) requiring medical attention. One study found that emergency department (ED) visits for these injuries during the 1993 to 2008 period varied by age group, ranging from 1.1 to 9.6 per 1000 ED visits, with adolescents aged 15 to 19 years exhibiting the highest rates.1 Self-inflicted injury is one of the strongest risk factors for suicide—the second-leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 24 years during 2015. This study examined trends in nonfatal self-inflicted injuries treated in hospital EDs among US children, adolescents, and young adults aged 10 to 24 years (hereafter referred to as youth)...

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