Risk of suicide and self-harm in university students entering different university programs – a national register-based cohort study in Sweden

ConclusionThe elevated risk of suicide in nursing and health care occupations partly has its onset in vulnerability factors present before or emerging during university studies. Increased efforts in identifying and treating mental disorders and preventing self-harm in university students could be an important step in preventing future suicides.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research