Self‐harm and depression in women with urinary incontinence: a record‐linkage study

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between self‐harm and urinary incontinence (UI), and between depression and UI, in women. PATIENTS AND METHODS The incidence of self‐harm in women with UI is not well documented. We analysed a statistical database that includes hospital contact data for UI and for self‐harm and depression. We calculated rate ratios for self‐harm and depression in a cohort of women admitted for UI, and rate ratios for UI in cohorts of women admitted with self‐harm or depression, compared with a control cohort. RESULTS After admission for UI, self‐harm was significantly high in young women (aged