Increasing Trend and Characteristics of Korean Adolescents Presenting to Emergency Department for Self-Harm: A 5-Year Experience, 2015 to 2019.
CONCLUSION: Among Korean adolescents, the number of ED visits and repetition of ED visits for self-harm is on the rise. For adolescents presenting to ED with self-harm, the history of psychiatric treatment/admission, child abuse, and familial psychiatric history should be properly obtained to identify the risk for multiple ED visits.
PMID: 32608205 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cheon J, Oh D, Lee J, Ahn J, Song DH, Cheon KA Tags: Yonsei Med J Source Type: research
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