Self-harm in children placed in a Court-Mandated Holding and Education Centre: analysis of socio-demographic variables and influence of implementation of judicial measures

Objectives: To analyze and understand the existence of self-harming behavior in a detention centre for minors. Methods: Review of self-harm cases detected in a population of 94 inmates in 2013. Results: 26.5% of young offenders have conducted some form of self injury. 28% of individuals with self ha...

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Main Author: G. García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1575-06202015000200004&lng=en&tlng=en