Format/Length:	See DATE
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Notes:
DATE OF SELF HARM is the date of a reported incident of self-harm by a PATIENT.

For the Mental Health Minimum Data Set (Version 4-0), self-harm is defined as:

Intentional self-poisoning or injury, irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act.  Self-harm includes poisoning, asphyxiation, cutting, burning and other self-inflicted injuries.

DATE OF SELF HARM is only reported in the Mental Health Minimum Data Set (Version 4-0) if the self-harm occurred during a Hospital Provider Spell.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	DATES OF SELF HARM