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Risk factors for repetition and suicide following self-harm in older adults
— multicentre cohort study | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Murphy, Navneet Kapur, Roger Webb, Nitin Purandare |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 200, no 5, May 2012 |
| Publisher | Royal College of Psychiatrists, May 2012 |
| Pages | pp 399-404 |
| Source | www.rcpsych.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Self harm ; Suicide ; 60-64 age group ; At risk. |
| Annotation | Older adults have elevated suicide rates and self-harm is the most important risk factor for suicide. The aim of the present study was to calculate self-harm rates, risk factors for repetition and rates of suicide following self-harm in adults aged 60 years and over. The research looked at a prospective, population-based self-harm cohort presenting to six general hospitals in three cities in England during 2000 to 2007. In total 1,177 older adults presented with self-harm and 12.8% repeated self-harm within 12 months. Independent risk factors for repetition were previous self-harm, previous psychiatric treatment and being aged 60_74 years. Following self-harm, 1.5% died by suicide within 12 months. The risk of suicide was 67 times that of older adults in the general population. Men aged 75 years and above had the highest suicide rates. These findings show that older adults presenting to hospital with self-harm are a high-risk group for subsequent suicide, particularly older men. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121214220 A |
| Classmark | EPS: EV: BBC: CA3 |
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