@article{ref1,
title="Mortality and suicide after self-harm: community cohort study in Taiwan",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2011",
author="Chen, Vincent C. H. and Tan, Happy K. L. and Chen, Chung-Ying and Chen, Tony H. H. and Liao, Long-Ren and Lee, Charles T. C. and Dewey, Michael and Stewart, Robert and Prince, Martin and Cheng, Andrew T. A.",
volume="198",
number="1",
pages="31-36",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Little is known about outcomes after self-harm in East Asia. AIMS: To investigate mortality after self-harm in a Taiwanese population. METHOD: Between 2000 and 2003, 1083 individuals who self-harmed were identified through a population self-harm register in Nantou County, Taiwan, and followed until 2007 for date and cause of death on a national mortality database. RESULTS: In total, 145 individuals died, 48 through suicide. The risks of all-cause and suicide mortality in the first year were 4.7% and 2.1% respectively, representing 8- and 131-fold age- and gender-standardised increases. Male gender and older age were independent risk factors for both suicide and non-suicide mortality. Use of more lethal methods in the index episode was associated with higher mortality but this was accounted for by gender. CONCLUSIONS: Results in this sample support the recommendation that people with a history of recent self-harm should be a major target for suicide prevention programmes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.110.080952",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.110.080952"
}