Risk of dying unnaturally among people aged 15–35 years who have harmed themselves and inflicted violence on others: a national nested case-control study

Summary: Background: Self-harm and violent criminality have overlapping causes, but people who engage in these behaviours are typically studied as two discrete populations. In this study, we aimed to examine the risk of unnatural death (ie, death from external causes such as accidents, suicide, and...

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Main Authors: Sarah Steeg, PhD, Roger T Webb, PhD, Pearl L H Mok, PhD, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, DrMedSci, Sussie Antonsen, MSc, Nav Kapur, FRCPsych, Matthew J Carr, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266719300428