Trends in hospital admissions involving suicidal behaviour in the Northern Territory, 2001-2013.

CONCLUSIONS: There have been substantial increases in hospital admissions involving suicidal behaviour in the NT, most markedly for Indigenous residents. Indigenous females and youth appear to be at increasing risk. The steep increase in suicidal ideation across all groups warrants further investigation. PMID: 26858241 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26858241?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - February 8, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Leckning BA, Li SQ, Cunningham T, Guthridge S, Robinson G, Nagel T, Silburn S Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research

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