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Background: Hospital-presenting self-harm is a strong predictor of suicide and has substantial human and health service costs. Aims: We aimed to identify changes in case ascertainment after implementation of a new self-harm reporting field at a tertiary hospital in New South Wales, and to report event rates, demographic, and clinical characteristics. Method: Self-harm events presenting to the emergency department (October 2017 to August 2020) were identified using clinical documentation and a new reporting field. Changes in the frequency of self-harm in the period after implementation of the s...

Intentional self-harm cases up substantially among children during pandemic By: Scripps National and last updated 2021-03-16 12:09:29-04 This pandemic has brought on a wave of issues, especially in mental health affecting children. Fair Health looked at health insurance claims in 2020 and found that intentional self-harm claims were up substantially compared to 2019. A large number of claims related to mental health were for children between 13 and 18 years old. The number of those type of claims remained high through November of 2020. Pediatric experts say these cases were al...

Psychiatric Disorders Explain Increased Risk for Self-Harm In ASD December 12, 2020 Summary: Young adults on the autism spectrum with co-morbid psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and affective disorders, have a higher risk of self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Source: University of Turku A population-based study revealed reasons behind elevated suicide risk, attempted suicides, and other self-harm, which require special health care, among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders. Comorbid disorders, especially non-affective psychoses and affective and anxiety disorders...