A Longitudinal Study of Correlates, Discharge Disposition, and Rate of Re-presentation to Emergency Services of Adults who Engage in Non-suicidal Self-injury.
Hayley ChartrandBruce TefftJitender SareenDiane Hiebert-MurphyLaurence Y KatzE David KlonskyYunqiao WangHuntae KimJames M BoltonPublished in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2020)
Overall, these findings indicate a trajectory of escalation of self-harm behavior for certain people who engage in NSSI, especially those who re-present to emergency services.HIGHLIGHTSA quarter of people with self-harm re-present to emergency services within four-and-a-half years.Those with suicide attempts re-presented significantly sooner than non-suicidal self-injury.There is a need for increased interventions in emergency services for those with self-harm.