Chronic use of alcohol and other drugs is one of the greatest risk factors for repeated self-harm and suicide. Very few studies have specifically focussed on preventing repeated presentation to acute health services and admission for self-harm specifically for people with drug and alcohol comorbidity. To best design such interventions, a better understanding of the specific predictors of repeated self-harm in this population is necessary but under-researched. We used big data to directly address this gap.
Project Team
Dr Rachael Cvejic, Dr Kate Chitty (USyd), Prof Julian Trollor, Prof Nicholas Buckey (USyd), A/Prof Kirsten Morley (USyd), Dr Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Prof Andrew Dawson (Sydney LHD), Prof Greg Carter (Hunter New England LHD), Dr Tess Heintze
Outputs from this project
Chitty, K. M., Cvejic, R. C., Heintze, T., Srasuebkul, P., Morley, K., Dawson, A., Dinh, M., Buckley, N., & Trollor, J. N. The impact of problematic use of alcohol and drugs on repeat deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation: insights from a population-based administrative health dataset. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000880
