Psychosocial and Clinical Profiles of the Cases Visiting the Emergency Department Due to Accidental Self-harm and Suicide Attempts in Doha, Qatar: A Retrospective Study. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The aims of this study were to retrospectively assess the profiles of subjects with suicide attempts and self-harm in Doha, Qatar; and whether the available data were complete. We reviewed all the records of fatal and non-fatal suicides together with accidental self-ham cases seen in the major Emergency Department in Doha, over a one-year period. There was 37 completed suicide, mostly male expatriates in mid 30 s who died by hanging. In cases with suicide intent (N = 270), more males were admitted to Psychiatry than women. Overdose was the common method and the majority had mood disorders. In self-harm cases with no suicide intent (N = 150) the majority were not seen by Psychiatry. The profiles of suicide cases in Qatar are similar to those reported internationally. However, there is a major need to establish a comprehensive system to register and assess all self-harm patients in Qatar.

publication date

  • June 6, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Self-Injurious Behavior
  • Suicide, Attempted

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7835152

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85086027354

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2002.00392.x

PubMed ID

  • 32506256

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 57

issue

  • 2