@article{ref1,
title="Patterns and predictors of self-harm in patients with substance-use disorder",
journal="Indian journal of psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Gupta, Rishi and Narnoli, Shubham and Das, Nileshwar and Sarkar, Siddharth and Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh",
volume="61",
number="5",
pages="431-438",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide is a growing health concern and causes significant health burden. Patients with substance use disorders represent an especially vulnerable population in terms of self-harm. Data on risk factors for self-harm in substance-using population in the Indian context are limited. We aimed to determine the patterns and sociodemographic/clinical predictors of self-harm in patients with substance use disorders. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: We assessed 300 male patients on Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory to assess the patterns of self-harm. We performed mediation analysis to determine whether clinical variables acted via sociodemographic variables in their effect on self-harm. <br><br>RESULTS: The occurrence rate of self-harm was 32.7%. It was significantly associated with a younger age, being unmarried/separated, unemployed, history of injecting drug use, high-risk sexual behavior, and cannabis use disorders. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Self-harm is an important consideration among patients with substance use disorders, and needs to be addressed by the clinicians involved in the care of such patients.<br><br>Copyright: © 2019 Indian Journal of Psychiatry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-5545",
doi="10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_578_18",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_578_18"
}