Citation

Gmitrowicz A. Psychiatr. Danub. 2006; 18(Suppl 1): 132.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz, Chechoslowacka 8/10, 92-216 Lodz, Poland. (agnes@csk.umed.lodz.pl)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

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PMID

16964108

Abstract

Recently, an alarming increase of deliberate self-harm among psychiatrically treated youth has been observed. The objective of the study was the assessment of the relationship between self-harm and the presence of certain mental disorders. Material: The population studied consisted of two groups undergoing psychiatric treatment: one group aged 14-19, the other aged over 20 and a randomly chosen control group of healthy students. Conclusion: Self-harm was present in about 30 per cent of the psychiatrically treated youth and in about 15% of both psychiatrically treated adults and healthy youth. In the studied group of youth the self-harm was more frequent in girls, while in the group of the adults - in men. Among the subjects who were treated psychiatrically and committed acts of self-harm, regardless the age, the most frequent mental disorders were disturbances of mood and emotions.

Language: en