Table 4 Mental health (MH) status prior to burn injury for those with self-harm, assault and unintentional burns
Characteristics | Self-harm burns, N = 360 | Assault burns, N = 206 | Unintentional burns, N = 30,431 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals (%) with hospitalisation in 5Â years prior to burn injury for: | ||||
 Any MH condition | 198 (55.0) | 22 (10.7) | 847 (2.8) | < 0.001 |
  Psychotic disorder | 50 (13.9) | 3 (1.5) | 238 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
  Depressive condition | 129 (35.8) | 16 (7.8) | 422 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
  Anxiety condition | 109 (30.3) | 10 (4.9) | 403 (1.3) | < 0001 |
 A self-harm admission | 126 (35.0) | 13 (6.3) | 503 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
 A drug/alcohol admission | 58 (16.1) | 30 (14.6) | 618 (2.0) | < 0.001 |
 Any of the above | 224 (62.2) | 45 (21.8) | 1477 (4.9) | < 0.001 |
Median number of hospitalisations (interquartile range, IQR) for: | ||||
 MH admissions for those with at least one MH admission | 3 (1–8) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–3) | < 0.001 |
 Self-harm admissions for those with at least one self-harm admission | 3 (1–6) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | < 0.001 |
 Drugs/alcohol admissions for those with at least one drug/alcohol admission | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–3) | 0.030 |