Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm

(Columbia University Medical Center) A study led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of suicide in the months after surviving a deliberate self-harm attempt. The authors say the findings, published online today in Pediatrics, underscore the need to direct clinical interventions toward youth who survive such attempts during this critical period.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news