@article{ref1,
title="Profile of hospital admissions due to self-inflicted harm in Los Angeles County from 2001 to 2010",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2017",
author="Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad and Ahmadi, Alireza and Bazargan, Mohsen and Rahmani, Elham and Pan, Deyu and Zahmatkesh, Golara and Teruya, Stacey",
volume="62",
number="5",
pages="1244-1250",
abstract="We aimed to describe the demographic profile of self-inflicted harm (SIH) in Los Angeles County between 2001 and 2010 and to investigate trends over this 10-year period. We used the California Hospital Discharge Data to investigate all cases of hospital admission due to SIH, including suicide attempts and if they had a concurrent psychiatric diagnosis based on ICD-9 codes. African-Americans (AA) had the highest 10-year SIH admission rates. SIH admission rates remained steady throughout the 10-year study period. Median age of SIH was significantly lower in Latinos. Episodic mood disorders were the most common psychiatric comorbidity. The use of solid/liquid poisoning was the most common SIH method among all racial/ethnic groups. We found major disparities in SIH admissions across racial/ethnic subgroups. The importance of programs to identify, prevent, and treat SIH in these groups is discussed.<br><br>© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.13416",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13416"
}