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Characteristics of Individuals with Self-Harm: A Retrospective Descriptive Study from Karachi, Pakistan

2021-07-27

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<h4>Background: </h4> Self-Harm (SH) is a major global public health problem which is under-researched in Pakistan. A prior act of self-harm is one of the strongest predictors of future suicide. <h4>Method: </h4> This retrospective descriptive study describes the characteristics of SH cases (n=350) that presented to a tertiary care teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2013 to December 2017. Details...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-753237/v1

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