Increased Risks for Suicide, Self-Harm, Substance Use, and Psychiatric Disorders in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Nationwide Study in the United States From 2007 to 2017
Chung Sang Tse, Chien‐Hsiang Weng, Michelle Kwon, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Lily A. Brown, Kanika Malani, Samir A. Shah, Sean Fine
Abstract
Lay Summary In an analysis of over 260 million emergency department visits across the United States from 2007 to 2017, inflammatory bowel disease conferred >10-fold risk for suicide deaths, self-harm, substance use, and psychiatric disorders, though the overall self-harm rates were low (<1% of all-cause inflammatory bowel disease emergency department visits; total 56 suicide deaths).
Topics & Concepts
MedicineInflammatory bowel diseaseEmergency departmentPsychiatrySuicide preventionPoison controlSubstance useInjury preventionDiseaseOccupational safety and healthMedical emergencyInternal medicinePathologyAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMicroscopic Colitis