Patterns and outcomes of individuals admitted at emergency units following intentional self-harm in Northern Uganda

Abstract We retrospectively reviewed charts of 253 self-harming patients admitted to emergency units in Northern Uganda in 2021. Twenty-two (8.7%) died by suicide, especially due to organophosphate poisoning (n = 14, 63.6%). Regarding self-harm management, observed differences were noted in the type...

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發表在:Discover Mental Health
Main Authors: Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Joan Abaatyo, Keneth Opiro, Margret Sikoti, Felix Bongomin
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語言:英语
出版: Springer 2024-11-01
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在線閱讀:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-024-00115-z