Is age of self-harm onset associated with increased frequency of non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts in adolescent outpatients?

Abstract Background Self-harm in adolescents is an increasing public health concern and an important risk factor for suicide. We aimed to examine how age of self-harm onset in adolescents was associated with frequency of subsequent suicidal and non-suicidal self-harm (NSSI) episodes, and how age of...

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Main Authors: Anne Brager-Larsen, Pål Zeiner, Ole Klungsøyr, Lars Mehlum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03712-w