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Table 4 Methods of intentional self-harm (ICD-10 codes) in asylum seekers and control group (n)

From: Assessment and treatment of asylum seekers after a suicide attempt: a comparative study of people registered at mental health services in a Swedish location

Methods of self-harm

Asylum seekers

Control group

X60 Self-poisoning, nonopiod analgesics, antipyretics, antirheumatics

3

0

X61 Self-poisoning, antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism, psychotropic drugs not elsewhere classified

16

7

X64 Self-poisoning, other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, biological substances

13

35

X65 Self-poisoning, alcohol

0

1

X67 Self-poisoning, gases and vapours

0

2

X69 Self-poisoning, other and unspecified chemicals, noxious substances

1

0

X70 Hanging, strangulation, suffocation

24

7

X71 Drowning, submersion

2

1

X72 Handgun discharge

1

1

X73 Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge

0

1

X78 Sharp object

14

29

X80 Jumping from a high place

19

12

X81 Jumping or lying before moving object

8

0

X82 Crashing of motor vehicle

0

2

X83 Other specified means

2

1

X84 Unspecified means

1

0

Total

104

99

  1. The table lists the number of suicide methods used at the recent suicide attempt, which explains why there are more methods than subjects (individuals may have used more than one method)