Suicide and self-harm in adult survivors of critical illness: population based cohort study.
Shannon M FernandoDanial QureshiManish M SoodMichael PuglieseRobert TalaricoDaniel T MyranMargaret S HerridgeDale M NeedhamBram RochwergDeborah J CookHannah WunschRobert A FowlerDamon C ScalesO Joseph BienvenuKathryn M RowanMagdalena KisilewiczLaura H ThompsonPeter TanuseputroKwadwo KyeremantengPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2021)
Survivors of critical illness have increased risk of suicide and self-harm, and these outcomes were associated with pre-existing psychiatric illness and receipt of invasive life support. Knowledge of these prognostic factors might allow for earlier intervention to potentially reduce this important public health problem.