Identification of young females at high risk of suicide following hospital-treated self-harm in Victoria, Australia.
Angela J ClappertonJeremy DwyerMatthew J SpittalPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2023)
Although the vast majority of young females who present to hospital for self-harm do not die by suicide within 5 years, our results suggest young females expressing suicide ideation and those presenting frequently with decreasing time between successive episodes should be prioritised for suicide-prevention efforts.