Characteristics | Maryland | Colorado | Massachusetts | ||
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% (N = 234) | % in frame (N = 8551) | % in sample (n = 252)† | % in frame (N = 6651) | % in sample (n = 396)‡ | |
Intentional self-harm ICD-10-CM codes | |||||
Only specific codes | 84.6 | 91.0 | 85.3 | 90.0 | 90.2 |
Only nonspecific suicide attempt (T14.91 code) | 7.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
Both specific codes and nonspecific suicide attempt | 7.7 | 6.1 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 7.1 |
2 or more specific intentional self-harm codes | 53.0 | 19.7 | 36.9 | 17.6 | 16.7 |
Suicidal ideation (R45.851 code) | 35.9 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 21.0 |
Mechanisma | |||||
Poisoning—Drug | 39.5 | 48.1 | 54.7 | 39.9 | 40.2 |
Poisoning—Non-drugb | 8.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
Cut/pierce | 31.6 | 28.7 | 22.6 | 38.6 | 36.4 |
Suffocationc | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Otherd | 12.3 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 18.7 |
No mechanisme | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
Age 18 years and oldera | 69.7 | 68.8 | 72.2 | 75.2 | 76.0 |
Female sex | 49.6 | 61.0 | 56.7 | 60.9 | 61.4 |
Discharged to | |||||
Home | 81.2 | 44.3 | 38.5 | 52.2 | 48.0 |
Psychiatric unit | 18.4 | 38.9 | 44.4 | N/A | N/A |
Other | 0.4 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 47.8 | 52.0 |