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Term: Suicide Attempters
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2007-09-26
Definition:
Suicide attempters are individuals aged 10 years or more who attempted suicide at least once in a five-year period, and were identified by the presence of any specific suicide related codes of ICD-9-CM or ICD-10 in Vital Statistics (Mortality) data, Medical Services/Physician Claims data, or Hospital Discharge Abstracts data. Suicide attempters do not include people who completed suicide.
Note:
See the subsection on
Suicide Attempts
in the Suicide concept for specific diagnostic criteria.
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References
- Martens PJ, Fransoo R, McKeen N, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Jebamani L, Burchill C, De Coster C, Ekuma O, Prior H, Chateau D, Robinson R, Metge C. Patterns of Regional Mental Illness Disorder Diagnoses and Service Use in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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