@article{ref1,
title="Psychosocial and clinical profiles of the cases visiting the emergency department due to accidental self-harm and suicide attempts in Doha, Qatar: a retrospective study",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2020",
author="Al-Amin, Hassen and Singh, Rajvir and Abdulrazzak, Mohamad and Ghuloum, Suhaila",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The aims of this study were to retrospectively assess the profiles of subjects with suicide attempts and self-harm in Doha, Qatar; and whether the available data were complete. We reviewed all the records of fatal and non-fatal suicides together with accidental self-ham cases seen in the major Emergency Department in Doha, over a one-year period. There was 37 completed suicide, mostly male expatriates in mid 30 s who died by hanging. In cases with suicide intent (N = 270), more males were admitted to Psychiatry than women. Overdose was the common method and the majority had mood disorders. In self-harm cases with no suicide intent (N = 150) the majority were not seen by Psychiatry. The profiles of suicide cases in Qatar are similar to those reported internationally. However, there is a major need to establish a comprehensive system to register and assess all self-harm patients in Qatar.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-020-00650-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00650-3"
}