Psychosocial and Clinical Profiles of the Cases Visiting the Emergency Department Due to Accidental Self-harm and Suicide Attempts in Doha, Qatar

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

Accidental · Emergency department · Harm · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mood · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Retrospective cohort study · Suicide attempt · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Psychology · Restraint-Related Deaths · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Surgery

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