Author's reply: Deliberate self-harm in adolescents
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Deliberate self-harm and suicide in adolescents.
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a widespread yet often hidden problem in adolescents and young adults. Though most DSH can be classified as "non-suicidal self-cutting", some do go on to commit suicide. In this paper, deliberate self-harm is examined, including its prevalence, etiology, management, and future research directions using self-cutting and self-burning as examples. This article reviews...
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This study investigates knowledge, attitudes and training needs concerning deliberate self-harm (DSH) in adolescents, amongst a variety of professionals involved in the assessment and management of adolescence who self-harm. A questionnaire survey was completed by 126 health professionals working with adolescents who harm themselves. The main outcome measures were a knowledge measure and three ...
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Introduction This paper summarises the research evidence presented in a recent issue of EVective Health Care on deliberate self harm. Deliberate self harm is one of the top five reasons for acute medical admissions in the UK. The term deliberate self harm includes intentional self poisoning or self injury (such as cutting), irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act. Self poisoning is the ...
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Fifty adult patients presenting with deliberate self-harm at the Royal Victoria Hospital were given a choice of nine reasons for their actions. Most chose more than one reason and all but two of the 24 who said that they wished to die chose at least one other motive. There were no trends with respect to sex, past history, or method of deliberate self-harm. These results illustrate the complexit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Singapore Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0037-5675
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2015142