OBJECTIVES Young people in the public care system ('looked-after' young people) have high levels of self-harm. DESIGN This paper reports the first detailed study of factors leading to self-harm over time in looked-after young people in England, using sequence analyses of the Card Sort Task for Self-harm (CaTS). METHODS Young people in care (looked-after group: n = 24; 14-21 years) and young...

BACKGROUND The suicide rate in Scotland is twice as high as that in England. However, the prevalence of self-harm is unknown. AIMS To determine the prevalence of self-harm in adolescents in Scotland and the factors associated with it. METHOD A total of 2008 pupils aged 15-16 years completed an anonymous lifestyle and coping survey. Information was obtained on demographic characteristics, li...

BACKGROUND The validity and reliability of suicide statistics have been questioned and few nationwide studies of deliberate self-harm have been presented. AIM To calculate rates of deliberate self-harm in Denmark in order to investigate trends and assess the reliability of hospital records. METHOD A register study based on all individuals recorded with an episode of deliberate self-harm or ...

Self-injurious behavior (or self-harm) is a frequently reported maladaptive behavior in the general population and a key feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Poor affect regulation is strongly linked to a propensity to self-harm, is a core component of BPD, and is linked with reduced attentional control abilities. The idea that attentional control difficulties may provide a link be...

BACKGROUND Previous follow-up studies of repeated self-harm show that the cumulative risk of repeated self-harm within one year is 5.7%-15%, with females at greatest risk. However, relatively few studies have focused on the Far East. The objective of this study was to calculate the cumulative risk of repeated self-harm over different lengths of follow-up time (3 months, 6 months, and 1-8 years)...

BACKGROUND Non-fatal self-harm is one of the most frequent reasons for emergency hospital admission and the strongest risk factor for subsequent suicide. Repeat self-harm and suicide are key clinical outcomes of the hospital management of self-harm. We have undertaken a comprehensive review of the international literature on the incidence of fatal and non-fatal repeat self-harm and investigated...

The objective of this study was to examine agreement between self-reported and medically recorded self-harm, and investigate whether the prevalence of self-harm differs in questionnaire responders vs. non-responders. A total of 4,810 participants from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed a self-harm questionnaire at age 16 years. Data from consenting participan...

BACKGROUND To study predictors at age 3 and at age 12 for ideations and acts of deliberate self-harm at age 15 in a representative birth cohort. METHOD Information about ideations and acts of deliberate self-harm at age 12 and at age 15 was obtained from parents and children. Information about the child's problems was obtained at age 3 using the Child Behavior Checklist 2/3 (CBCL 2/3), and at...

BACKGROUND Self-harm (SH) is an emerging problem among Chinese adolescents. The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of SH behaviours and to explore the relationship between childhood adversity and different SH subtypes among Chinese adolescents. METHODS A total of 5726 middle school students were randomly selected in three cities of Anhui province, China, using a stratified cluster ...