TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Trends in emergency department visits for nonfatal self-inflicted injuries among youth aged 10 to 24 years in the United States, 2001-2015
JO  - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association
A1  - Mercado, Melissa C.
A1  - Holland, Kristin
A1  - Leemis, Ruth W.
A1  - Stone, Deborah M.
A1  - Wang, Jing
SP  - 1931
EP  - 1933
VL  - 318
IS  - 19
N2  - <p>In the United States, youth have the highest burden of nonfatal self-inflicted injury (ie, deliberate physical harm against oneself, inclusive of suicidal and nonsuicidal intent) requiring medical attention. One study found that emergency department (ED) visits for these injuries during the 1993 to 2008 period varied by age group, ranging from 1.1 to 9.6 per 1000 ED visits, with adolescents aged 15 to 19 years exhibiting the highest rates.1 Self-inflicted injury is one of the strongest risk factors for suicide—the second-leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 24 years during 2015. This study examined trends in nonfatal self-inflicted injuries treated in hospital EDs among US children, adolescents, and young adults aged 10 to 24 years (hereafter referred to as youth)...</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0098-7484
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.13317
ID  - ref1
ER  -