Demographics of people who self-harm deliberately.
The suicide rate in the borough of Westminster is the third highest in London and higher than the national average. This is a pressing concern for local healthcare providers and, to begin to reduce the rate, they conducted a prospective audit of the incidence of self-harm, which is a strong predictor of suicide. This article discusses the method and results of the audit, which revealed that the number of people who self-harm is greater than had been estimated previously.
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington.
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D003710:Demography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires