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Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Study the Impact of Media Content on Self-harm
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In 2016, a half million people were treated in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) as a result of self-harm. 1 Not only is self-harm a major cause of morbidity in the U.S., but it is also one of the best predictors of suicide. Given that approximately… read more… Given that approximately 40% of suicide decedents visited an ED in the year prior to their death and that the … or temporal clusters of SA/SI, is observed. Such patterns may be indicative of suicide contagion (i.e., exposure to … Given that approximately 40% of suicide decedents visited an ED in the year prior to their death and that the …