Emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self harm in the USA: 2006–2013
Canner J, Giuliano K, Selvarajah S, Hammond E, Schneider E. Emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self harm in the USA: 2006–2013. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2016, 27: 94-102. PMID: 27852333, PMCID: PMC6999001, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796016000871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleSelf-inflicted injuryED visitsPopulation-based ratesSuicide attemptsInjury severityNational databaseEmergency department visitsMechanism of injuryEmergency Department SampleAlcohol-related disordersLarge national databasePrevious smaller studiesSubstance-related disordersWilcoxon rank sum testConcurrent mental disordersChi-square testRank sum testDepartment visitsAnnual incidenceEmergency departmentMean ageUS census regionMood disordersAge 35