TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Suicide and self-harm
JO  - Lancet
A1  - Knipe, Duleeka
A1  - Padmanathan, Prianka
A1  - Newton-Howes, Giles
A1  - Chan, Lai Fong
A1  - Kapur, Nav
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Suicide and self-harm are major health and societal issues worldwide, but the greatest burden of both behaviours occurs in low-income and middle-income countries. Although rates of suicide are higher in male than in female individuals, self-harm is more common in female individuals. Rather than having a single cause, suicide and self-harm are the result of a complex interplay of several factors that occur throughout the life course, and vary by gender, age, ethnicity, and geography. Several clinical and public health interventions show promise, although our understanding of their effectiveness has largely originated from high-income countries. Attempting to predict suicide is unlikely to be helpful. Intervention and prevention must include both a clinical and community focus, and every health professional has a crucial part to play.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-6736
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00173-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -