TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Clinical characteristics of adolescents hospitalized through emergency room for intentional self-harm or suicide attempts
JO  - Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Yoon, Tae Yeon
A1  - Lee, Hyun Sook
A1  - Son, Jung-Woo
A1  - Kim, Sang Mi
A1  - Lee, Je Jung
SP  - 59
EP  - 66
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of adolescents hospitalized through the emergency room for intentional self-harm or suicide attempts.     Methods: This retrospective study used data from the Korean National Hospital Discharge In-depth Injury Survey conducted between 2006 and 2018 for individuals aged 10-24 years. The clinical characteristics of the patients were analyzed and compared across sex and age groups using the Rao-Scott chi-square tests and multiple logistic regression analysis for complex survey data.     Results: The most common psychiatric diagnosis was mood disorder (22.0%), and more female patients were diagnosed with it than male patients (p=0.010). The 19-24 years age group was diagnosed with mood disorder the most compared to other younger groups (p=0.012). Male patients used lethal methods more than female patients (p=0.008), and the 19-24 years age group used more drug poisoning and cutting or piercing (p<0.001) for intentional self-harm or suicide attempts than younger groups.     Conclusion: Adolescents hospitalized for intentional self-harm or suicide attempts showed significant differences in clinical characteristics across sex and age groups. These findings suggest that measures for preventing self-harm or suicide attempts need to be differentiated according to the sex and age of adolescents.      Keywords : Adolescent; Self-harm; Suicide attempt; Inpatients; Emergency room<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1225-729X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.220002
ID  - ref1
ER  -