Conference Reports

VasCog 2018 (9th International Conference of The International Society of Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders)

14 November 2018 - 17 November 2018

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Psychiatric disorders associated with varying risks of subsequent self-harm

Dr Margaret Shi, 10 Feb 2020

First-recorded diagnoses of psychiatric disorders are associated with increases in risk of subsequent self-harm that vary by diagnostic categories across gender and age groups, with the highest risk observed in patients with substance misuse or dependence, a 10-year case-control study in Hong Kong has shown.