Suicide Following Deliberate Self-Harm.

CONCLUSIONS: Adults treated for deliberate self-harm frequently repeat self-harm in the following year. Patients who use a violent method for their initial self-harm, especially firearms, have an exceptionally high risk of suicide, particularly right after the initial event, which highlights the importance of careful assessment and close follow-up of this group. PMID: 28320225 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28320225?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - March 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Olfson M, Wall M, Wang S, Crystal S, Gerhard T, Blanco C Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research