District general hospital admissions with a mental health code for under 18 years of age
| 943 individuals | 1157 admissions | |
| 121 excluded | 7 primary LD /developmental disorder | |
| 44 under 10 | ||
| 70 out of area | ||
| 367 had 5-year follow-up data | 179 (48.8%) had no further admission | |
| 188 (51.2%) had one+ admissions | ||
| 157 admitted for self-harm | 39 (25%) had another DSH admission | |
| 17 had 2–18 admissions | ||
| 18 (5%) had a psychiatric admission within 5 years | 12 initially admitted to a DGH bed | |
| 6 initially psychiatric admissions | ||
| 479 DSH admissions (71% female) | 349 deliberate self-harm | |
| 130 undetermined cause | ||
| 231 psychiatric admissions | 175 alcohol | |
| 19 eating disorder | ||
| 16 drug related | ||
| 15 anxiety disorder | ||
| 5 depressive episode | ||
| 1 organic disorder | ||
| 207 medical and psychiatric dx (48% females) | 112 alcohol | |
| 39 depression | ||
| 34 anxiety | ||
| 17 drug related | ||
DGH, district general hospital; DSH, deliberate self harm; LD, learning disability.