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Trends in US emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury, 1993-2008.

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Ting, Sarah A., Sullivan, Ashley F., Boudreaux, Edwin D., Miller, Ivan, Camargo, Carlos A.·2012·General Hospital Psychiatry

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Objective The objective was to describe the epidemiology of emergency department (ED) visits for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury over a 16-year period.Method Data were obtained from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey including all visits for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury (E950-E959) during 1993-2008.Results Over the 16-year period, there was an average of 420,000 annual ED visits for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury [1.50 (95% confidence interval, 1.33-1.67) visits per 1000 US population], and the average annual number for these ED visits more than doubled from 244,000 in 1993-1996 to 538,000 in 2005-2008. During the same time frame, ED visits for these injuries per 1000 US population almost doubled for males (0.84 to 1.62), females (1.04 to 1.96), whites (0.94 to 1.82) and blacks (1.14 to 2.10). Visits were most common among ages 15-19, and the number of visits coded as urgent/emergent decreased from 0.95 in 1993-1996 to 0.70 in 2005-2008.Conclusions ED visit volume for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury has increased over the past two decades in all major demographic groups. Awareness of these longitudinal trends may assist efforts to increase research on suicide prevention. In addition, this information may be used to inform current suicide and self-injury related ED interventions and treatment programs.

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Authors
Ting, S. A., Sullivan, A. F., Boudreaux, E. D., Miller, I., & Camargo, C. A.
Affiliations
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
  • Butler Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Ting, Sarah A.
Venue
General Hospital Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-09
Volume
34
Issue
5
Pages
557-565
ISSN
0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2045899956
Cited by
252
References
33
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FWCI
19.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • General Hospital Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network (American Medical Association) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH088278)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
Keywords
suicide attempts, self-harm, emergency department visits, suicide prevention, sex differences, racial differences, age differences, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Suicide, Attempted, United States, Self-Injurious Behavior, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Health Care Surveys, Young Adult

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