Variation in deliberate self-harm around Christmas and New Year.

Journal article

Seasonal and temporal variations in suicide by patient and demographic groups, though important, have been investigated infrequently. This study examined patterns of non-fatal deliberate self-harm (DSH) during Christmas and New Year (from December 16th to January 6th) by specific patient and demographic group. The sample comprised 19,346 people who presented with 31,369 episodes of DSH to a general hospital Emergency Department in Oxford, UK. Autoregression analysis of all episodes from 1976 ...

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Authors: Bergen, H; Hawton, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Social science and medicine (1982)
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 855-867
• Publication date: 2007-09-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.04.004
• EISSN: 1873-5347
• ISSN: 0277-9536
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Holidays; Adult; Middle Aged; Female; Great Britain; Male; Questionnaires; Population Surveillance; Self-Injurious Behavior