Citation

Bridge JA, Olfson M, Fontanella CA, Marcus SC. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2018; 48(6): 652-660.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12377

PMID

28833340

Abstract

Previous studies of adults have shown protective associations between clinical recognition of a mental disorder in the emergency department and short-term risk of repeat self-harm. Similar studies of young self-harm patients are lacking. We conducted a retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis of national Medicaid claims data in patients aged 10-19 years with self-harm who were discharged from emergency departments to the community (N = 2,703). Emergency department mental disorder recognition was not associated with a significant change in repeat self-harm visits during the 30-day follow-up period. Future studies should assess whether other aspects of emergency care influence short-term risk of repeat self-harm.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; United States; Child; Female; Male; Adolescent; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Young Adult; Emergency Medical Services; Cohort Studies; Self-Injurious Behavior; Needs Assessment; Emergency Service, Hospital; Patient Discharge; Mental Disorders; Medicaid