TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Brief communication: differences between ethnic groups in demographic and clinical features of patients admitted and assessed after deliberate self-harm: a retrospective case-note study
JO  - International journal of social psychiatry
A1  - Bhogal, Kuljit
A1  - Baldwin, Dare
A1  - Hartland, L.
A1  - Nair, Rajesh
SP  - 483
EP  - 486
VL  - 52
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: When compared to the United Kingdom general population, rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) are increased among certain ethnic groups, particularly in those from the Indian diaspora. AIM: To investigate differences between ethnic groups in the demographic and clinical features of patients admitted after episodes of DSH and subsequently assessed by a nurse-led DSH liaison team. METHOD: A retrospective case-note study (N = 297) with completion of a standardized data collection instrument. The ethnic origin of each patient was assessed by a variety of means. RESULTS: Asian patients (n = 38) were more likely to be female (p = 0.043), married (p = 0.027), and cite problems with their partner (p = 0.017) as a precipitant to DSH. The indigenous group (n = 234) were more likely to have previous contact with psychiatric services (p = 0.023), to have used alcohol preceding DSH (p = 0.014), and to have a criminal record (p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS: In this population, the demographic and clinical features of patients assessed after DSH vary significantly with ethnic group. A case-control study is warranted to examine these differences in more detail.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -