BBCNEWS BBC News June 3, 2021 19:54:00
New data shows that over—65s are hospitalised around 5,000 times a year as a result of self—harm or self—poisoning in england. social isolation, bereavement and a reluctance to visit doctors are said to be factors, and all have been made worse by the pandemic. professor nav kapur helped write the nice guidelines on self—harm, and is warning that if older individuals don't get support, it can leave them at a much greater risk of taking their own lives. in one of the studies we did, older adults who hurt themselves were about 150 times more likely to die by suicide than older adults who ...