Older people who self harm need long term follow-up to reduce suicide risk

via Older people who self harm need long term follow-up to reduce suicide risk | BMJ.

 

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Older people who harm themselves are at a much greater risk of suicide than are people of the same age in the general population and three times as likely to take their own life than are younger people who self harm, a study has found.

The abstract for the original research can be viewed by clicking here

 

 

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