Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not
Background: Deliberate self harm (DSH) by adolescents is a major problem at both hospital and community levels although little is known about the factors associated with hospital presentation. Method: Using a community survey a comparison was undertaken of adolescents in 41 schools who reported DSH...
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| description | Background: Deliberate self harm (DSH) by adolescents is a major problem at both hospital and community levels although little is known about the factors associated with hospital presentation. Method: Using a community survey a comparison was undertaken of adolescents in 41 schools who reported DSH and presented to hospital with those who reported DSH but did not attend hospital. Results: While hospital presentation following DSH was associated with several factors, multivariate analysis indicated that the most important were method of DSH (overdose, methods other than self-cutting and multiple methods) and help-seeking before the act. Conclusions: The few differences between adolescents who present to hospital following DSH and those who do not, other than in method of DSH and prior help-seeking, highlight the need for primary preventive initiatives. © 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © 2009 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ea618ad5-17c0-4611-965a-2ccf7c4f7c662022-03-27T11:01:51ZAdolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do NotJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ea618ad5-17c0-4611-965a-2ccf7c4f7c66EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Hawton, KRodham, KEvans, EHarriss, LBackground: Deliberate self harm (DSH) by adolescents is a major problem at both hospital and community levels although little is known about the factors associated with hospital presentation. Method: Using a community survey a comparison was undertaken of adolescents in 41 schools who reported DSH and presented to hospital with those who reported DSH but did not attend hospital. Results: While hospital presentation following DSH was associated with several factors, multivariate analysis indicated that the most important were method of DSH (overdose, methods other than self-cutting and multiple methods) and help-seeking before the act. Conclusions: The few differences between adolescents who present to hospital following DSH and those who do not, other than in method of DSH and prior help-seeking, highlight the need for primary preventive initiatives. © 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © 2009 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. |
| spellingShingle | Hawton, K Rodham, K Evans, E Harriss, L Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not |
| title | Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not |
| title_full | Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not |
| title_fullStr | Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not |
| title_short | Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not |
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