Citation

Erlangsen A, Nordentoft M. Lancet Psychiatry 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30376-1

PMID

31706929

Abstract

A presentation in the emergency department with self-harm is one of the strongest predictors of death by suicide that has been identified. There is, therefore, good reason to carefully assess people who present with self-harm in order to provide the best aftercare option. It is well known that one or two people out of 100 who present with self-harm will die within the next year. Such dire perspectives underscore the need for providing adequate support for people after self-harm ...

Language: en