Characteristics of patients repeatedly presenting to the emergency department for self-harm injuries: a 6-year retrospective study

Kwang Yul Jung; Se-Jin Heo; Taerim Kim; Won Chul Cha

doi:10.1186/s40621-025-00636-3

November 24, 2025Injury EpidemiologyOpen Access

Characteristics of patients repeatedly presenting to the emergency department for self-harm injuries: a 6-year retrospective study

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Key Points

Patients with self-harm injuries are more likely to be female and utilize cutting as a method, facing lower mortality rates.
The retrospective analysis tracked trends in self-harm injuries over six years, capturing patient demographics and methods.
Assessment focused on the patterns of self-harm injuries within the emergency department across a substantial timeframe.
The findings underscore the need for targeted mental health strategies due to the prevalence of psychiatric issues among patients.

Implication

Retrospective study reveals self-harm injuries frequent in patients, highlighting the role of psychiatric issues and methods used.

Abstract

Patients with repetitive self-harm were more likely to be female, to use cutting or stabbing as methods, and to have psychiatric issues, and they showed a lower in-hospital mortality rate than those without prior episodes.

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Jung et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6928f106a65b730b9ea79c38 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00636-3

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Characteristics of patients repeatedly presenting to the emergency department for self-harm injuries: a 6-year retrospective study

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Characteristics of patients repeatedly presenting to the emergency department for self-harm injuries: a 6-year retrospective study

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