The burden of attempted hanging and drowning presenting to hospitals in Ireland between 2007 and 2019: a national registry-based study.
Attempted drowning
Attempted hanging
Deliberate self-harm
Suicide
Journal
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
ISSN: 1433-9285
Titre abrégé: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8804358
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
17
03
2023
accepted:
27
06
2023
medline:
1
8
2023
pubmed:
1
8
2023
entrez:
31
7
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To measure the impact of hospital-treated self-harm by hanging and drowning in Ireland in 2007-2019 and identify risk factors for these methods of self-harm. Data on all self-harm presentations to Irish hospitals between 2007 and 2019 were obtained from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, a national self-harm surveillance system. Multinomial regression was used to explore factors associated with attempted hanging and drowning. The age-standardised incidence rate of attempted hanging and drowning increased by 126% and 45%, respectively, between 2007 and 2019. The incidence of both methods was highest among young people aged 15-24 years. The odds of presenting to hospital for attempted hanging were highest in males (aOR 2.85, 95% CI 2.72-3.00), people experiencing homelessness (aOR 1.32, 95% CI 1.16-1.49) and individuals living in the capital, Dublin (aOR 1.23, 95% CI 1.17-1.29). The odds of presenting for attempted drowning were highest in males (aOR 1.68, 95% CI 1.58-1.78) and people experiencing homelessness (aOR 2.69, 95% CI 2.41-2.99). The incidence of hospital-treated self-harm by hanging and drowning is increasing in Ireland and is highest among adolescents and young adults. Males and people experiencing homelessness may be at highest risk and warrant targeted preventive interventions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37525008
doi: 10.1007/s00127-023-02525-w
pii: 10.1007/s00127-023-02525-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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