International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Use of Health Services by People With Dementia Who Self‐Harm in New South Wales, Australia: A Data Linkage Study
ABSTRACT Introduction This study aimed to examine the patterns and predictors of health service use for people with dementia who self‐harmed. Methods Using a retrospective linked cohort of people who accessed health services in New South Wales, Australia between 2001 and 2015, we identified 154,811 people with dementia or mild cognitive disorder (the dementia cohort), 28,972 people who self‐harmed (the self‐harm cohort), and 1541 who had a record of both dementia or mild cognitive disorder and self‐harm (the dement …