Background Repetition of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a risk factor for suicide. Little informationis available ontherisk for specific groups of peoplewho deliberately harmthemselves repeatedly. Aims Toinvestigatethelong-termriskof suicide associatedwithrepetition of DSH
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Results Thirty-nine percentof patients repeated the DSH.Theywere atgreater relative riskof suicide thanthe singleepisode DSHgroup (2.24; 95% CI1.77^ 2.84).The relative riskof suicide in the repeated DSHgroup comparedwiththe single-episode DSHgroupwasgreater in females (3.5; 95% CI1.3^2.4) thanmales (1.8; 95% CI 2.3^5.3) andwas inversely related to age (up to 54 years).Suicide risk increased further withmultiple repeat episodes of DSHin females.
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