BACKGROUND Repeated self-harm is relatively common and is linked with an elevated risk of eventual suicide. There has been no study of this involving a large sample from the Far East. AIMS To estimate the risk over the medium term of non-fatal repetition of self-harm and identify predictive factors in those carrying out self-harm. METHOD A total of 970 individuals who had self-harmed were r...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of deliberate self harm in adolescents and the factors associated with it. DESIGN Cross sectional survey using anonymous self report questionnaire. SETTING 41 schools in England. PARTICIPANTS 6020 pupils aged 15 and 16 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Deliberate self harm. RESULTS 398 (6.9%) participants reported an act of deliberate self harm in the p...

OBJECTIVE The specific objectives of this study were to examine variation in the care of self-harm patients in hospital settings and to identify the factors that predict recommended next care following self-harm. METHODS Data on consecutive presentations to Irish emergency departments (EDs) involving self-harm from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland from 2004 to 2012 were utilised. Univa...

BACKGROUND There is concern over the potential impact of the Internet on self-harm and suicidal behaviour, particularly in young people. However, little is known about the prevalence and patterns of suicide/self-harm related Internet use in the general population. METHODS Cross sectional study of 3946 of the 8525 participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) who...

Self-harm is common in young people, and can have profound effects on parents and other family members. We conducted narrative interviews with 41 parents and other family members of 38 young people, aged up to 25, who had self-harmed. Most of the participants were parents but included one sibling and one spouse. This article reports experiences of the parent participants. A cross-case thematic ...

BACKGROUND Studies of self-harm in Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups have been restricted to single geographical areas, with few studies of Black people. AIMS To calculate age- and gender-specific rates of self-harm by ethnic group in three cities and compare characteristics and outcomes. METHOD A population-based self-harm cohort presenting to five emergency departments in three Engli...

The theory that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with experiential avoidance, and that experiential avoidance mediates the association between BPD and deliberate, nonsuicidal self-harm was examined. Female inmate participants (N = 105) were given structured diagnostic assessments of BPD, as well as several measures of experiential avoidance. There was a high lifetime prevalen...

BACKGROUND Studies suggest that the rates of self harm vary by ethnic group, but the evidence for variation in risk factors has not been synthesised to inform preventive initiatives. METHODS We undertook a systematic literature review of research about self harm that compared at least two ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. RESULTS 25 publications from 1765 titles and abstracts met our inc...