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Table 5 Incidence of AEs categorised according to area and type

From: Adverse events in psychiatry: a national cohort study in Sweden with a unique psychiatric trigger tool

Area and type of AE

Incidence (%)

Mental injury

4.3

 Suffering

 

3.5

 Insult

 

1.3

Prolonged disease progression

6.5

 Untreated condition

 

1.5

 Insufficient effect of treatment

 

2.3

 Interrupted treatment

 

0.9

 Disease worsening

 

3.0

Deliberate self-harm

4.8

 Suicide

 

0.0

 Suicide attempt

 

2.2

 Self-harm without suicidal intent

 

3.1

Medication-related injury

3.1

 Metabolic influence

 

0.5

 Extrapyramidal symptoms

 

0.6

 Allergic reaction

 

0.2

 Drug addiction

 

0.3

 Other drug-related harm

 

1.6

Illegal/unethical treatment

0.2

 Illegal restraint

 

0.1

 Measures without support in law

 

0.1

Physical injury

2.1

 Anaesthesia-related injury

 

0.0

 Falls

 

1.1

 Pressure ulcers category 2–4

 

0.0

 Cognitive failure

 

0.2

 Other physical harm

 

0.9

Other

1.1

  1. AE Adverse event