The association between community-level economic deprivation and incidences of emergency department visits on account of attempted suicides in Maryland

The association between community-level economic deprivation and incidences of emergency department visits on account of attempted suicides in Maryland

BackgroundSuicide is a major cause of mortality in the United States, accounting for 14.5 deaths per 100,000 population. Many emergency department (ED) visits in the United States are due to attempted suicides. Suicide attempts predict subsequent completed suicides. Socioeconomic factors, such as co...

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Main Authors: Oluwasegun Akinyemi, Temitope Ogundare, Terhas Weldeslase, Tsion Andine, Mojisola Fasokun, Eunice Odusanya, Kakra Hughes, Williams Mallory, Guoyang Luo, Edward Cornwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
suicide
distressed community index
United States
suicide prevention
attempted suicide
emergency department
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1353283/full

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