title: Self-harm in older people: a clear need for specialist assessment and care.
abstract: Suicide rates are generally elevated after episodes of non-fatal self-harm, especially among older adults. Evidence suggests that non-fatal and fatal self-harm are more closely related in older than in younger adults. Older people who have self-harmed need specialist assessment followed by good short-term and long-term evidence-based care.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*