The incidence and repetition of hospital-treated deliberate self harm: findings from the world's first national registry.

<h4>Background</h4>Suicide is a significant public health issue with almost one million people dying by suicide each year worldwide. Deliberate self harm (DSH) is the single most important risk factor for suicide yet few countries have reliable data on DSH. We developed a national DSH re...

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Main Authors: Ivan J Perry, Paul Corcoran, Anthony P Fitzgerald, Helen S Keeley, Udo Reulbach, Ella Arensman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22363700/?tool=EBI