Citation

Simioni AR, Pan PM, Gadelha A, Manfro GG, Mari JJ, Miguel EC, Rohde LA, Salum GA. Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr. 2018; 40(1): 48-55.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria)

DOI

10.1590/1516-4446-2016-2124

PMID

28832748

PMCID

PMC6899416

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in children from low- and middle-income countries. We investigated the prevalence of DSH and its clinical and maternal psychopathological associations in Brazilian children (n=2,508, ages 6-14y) in a community-based study.
METHODS: Participants of the High Risk Cohort Study for the Development of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders (HRC) and their mothers were assessed in structured interviews. Current (last month) and lifetime DSH were estimated, including analysis stratified by age groups. Logistic regressions were performed to investigate the role of the children's clinical diagnoses and maternal psychopathology on DSH prevalence estimates, adjusting for potential confounding factors.
RESULTS: The prevalence of current DSH was 0.8% (children 0.6%, adolescents 1%) and lifetime DSH was 1.6% (1.8% and 1.5%, respectively). Current and lifetime DSH were more frequent in children with depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), even in multiple models accounting for demographic variables and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Maternal anxiety disorder was strongly associated with current and lifetime DSH in offspring; whereas current DSH, specifically in young children, was associated with maternal mood disorder.
CONCLUSION: Diagnoses of depression, ADHD and ODD were consistently associated with DSH, as was having a mother with anxiety disorder.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; Child; Female; Male; Socioeconomic Factors; Adolescent; Brazil; Depression; Cohort Studies; Self-Injurious Behavior; Prevalence; Suicide, Attempted; Anxiety Disorders; Psychopathology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Maternal Behavior