Citation

Goddard N, Subotsky F, Fombonne E. J. Adolesc. 1996; 19(6): 513-521.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1006/jado.1996.0050

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The characteristics of all adolescents referred to the psychiatric service of a tertiary hospital following an episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) were studied. Of 100 adolescents selected over a 3-year period, 64 White and 28 Black adolescents were compared to identify factors associated with DSH in Black adolescents. The main findings were: (1) the referral rate for Black adolescents was in proportion to the community composition; (2) the characteristics of Black and White adolescents referred following DSH were similar for background socio-demographic variables, psychiatric symptoms, circumstances of the attempt and outcome. However, more social stress was reported in the Black group.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; female; male; stress; suicide attempt; drug overdose; social psychiatry; article; major clinical study; child psychiatry; automutilation; social problem; ethnology; patient referral; demography; Caucasian; Negro