Deliberate self harm in adolescents is more common than reported

Deliberate self harm and thoughts of suicide occur more often in adolescents than is suggested by hospital statistics, especially among girls. Hawton and colleagues (p 1207) studied 6020 school pupils aged 15 and 16 years. Only a minority of those reporting self harm in the previous year had presented to hospital. Factors associated with deliberate self harm were recent exposure to self harm by peers or family members, drug misuse, depression, anxiety, impulsivity, and low self esteem.


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Deliberate self harm in adolescents: self report survey in schools in England
Keith Hawton, Karen Rodham, Emma Evans, and Rosamund Weatherall
BMJ 2002 325: 1207-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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