Hospital treated self-harm Mental and Behavioural Disorders Intentional self-harm
Conditions
Interventions
At baseline, participants in both the intervention and control group will receive treatment as usual and will complete standard demographic measures as well as a number of clinical/psychological measu
Sponsors
University of Stirling (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female patients admitted to the Combined Assessment Area 6 of Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with self-harm 2. Those with a past history of self-harm 3. Those with suicidal intent (associated with the present episode) 4. Age 16 + years no upper age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those below 16 years old 2. Those with no reported suicidal intent (associated with the present episode) 3. Those with no past history of self-harm prior to the index episode 4. Patients who are unfit for interview 5. Those from who informed consent cannot be gained 6. Those patients for whom English is not their first language 7. Those who are participating in other research at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 8. Those that present at the emergency department but are subsequently discharged without hospital admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Whether a participant re-presented to any hospital in Scotland with self-harm during the follow up period of six months 2. How many times a participant re-presented at hospital with self-harm during the six month follow up period. All of this information will be gathered from data from the nationally linked database held by the Information Services Division (ISD) of the NHS National Services Scotland. 3. Cost effectiveness of the self-help sheet, as measured by estimated incremental cost per self-harm event/suicide averted | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to representation at hospital with self-harm within the six month follow up period. This will be measured in weeks/months and this information will be gathered from data from the nationally linked database held by the Information Services Division (ISD) of the NHS National Services Scotland. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed