Factors determining self-harm

Factors in those who repeatedly self-harm.

comparison of personality factors in self-harm prisoners, non self-harm prisoners and normal subjects

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Factors associated with deliberate self-harm among Irish adolescents.

BACKGROUND Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a major public health problem, with young people most at risk. Lifetime prevalence of DSH in Irish adolescents is between 8% and 12%, and it is three times more prevalent among girls than boys. The aim of the study was to identify the psychological, life-style and life event factors associated with self-harm in Irish adolescents. METHOD A cross-section...

Intrusive thoughts, dissociation and self harm: 1 Negative intrusive thoughts and dissociation as risk factors for self-harm

Relationships between self-harm and vulnerability factors were studied in a general population of 432 participants, of whom 30% reported some experience of self-harm. This group scored higher on dissociation and childhood trauma, had lower self worth, and reported more negative intrusive thoughts. Amongst the non-harming group, 10% scored similarly to the self-harmers on the dissociation and se...

Effective Factors in the Formation of Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescence: Mental Health Professional’s Viewpoint

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the issues related to the formation and persistence of deliberate self-harm behavior in adolescents from Iranian mental health professionals' viewpoints. Method: The present qualitative study used a semi-structured interview to record the experiences of 9 mental health professionals with work experience in deliberate self-harm behavior in adolescence...