Mortality in people living with dementia who self-harmed: An Australian data linkage study
We found that mortality increases when people who self-harm develop dementia. We argue post-diagnosis support offers a potential opportunity to reduce mortality rates in people with both dementia and self-harm diagnoses.
Authors
- Simone Reppermund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-0224)
- Julian Norman Trollor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-2977)
- Rachael C Cvejic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8026-2155)
- Brian Draper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1405-7932)
- Anne P. F. Wand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7811-5225)
- Preeyaporn Srasuebkul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6252-1368)
- Annette Moxey
- Adrian Raymond Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0801-2316)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674241278243
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.92
Funders
- Dementia Australia Research Foundation
- Dementia Australia