@article{ref1, title="Injury hospitalization and risks for subsequent self-injury and suicide: a national study from New Zealand", journal="American journal of public health", year="2003", author="Conwell, Yeates and Tomaszewski, Kenneth J. and Langley, John Desmond and Conner, Kenneth R.", volume="93", number="7", pages="1128-1131", abstract="OBJECTIVES: Risks for suicide and nonfatal self-injury hospitalizations associated with previous injury hospitalizations were investigated in a nationwide retrospective cohort study conducted in New Zealand. METHODS: Linked data from all New Zealand public hospitals were used to identify individuals with injury hospitalizations. Participants were followed for 12 months. RESULTS: Significantly increased age- and sex-adjusted relative risks for suicide were associated with previous hospitalization for self-injury, injuries of undetermined causes, and assault. Also, elevated risks were associated with these causes of hospitalization in the case of subsequent self-injury hospitalizations. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that identifiable subgroups of individuals hospitalized for injuries are at marked risk for serious suicidal behavior and suggest the potential of targeted suicide prevention for these individuals.", language="", issn="0090-0036", doi="", url="http://dx.doi.org/" }