Reasons for deliberate self-harm: Comparison of self-poisoners and self-cutters in a community sample of adolescents

Objective: To compare motives and premeditation between adolescent deliberate self-poisoners and self-cutters. Method: In a sample of 6,020 pupils aged 15 and 16 years who completed a self-report questionnaire, those who had deliberately cut themselves in the previous year (n = 220) were compared wi...

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Main Authors: Rodham, K, Hawton, K, Evans, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004