TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Deliberate self-harm among adolescents: prevalence and associated risk factors in seven countries
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Madge, Nicola
A1  - Hewitt, Allyson
A1  - Arensman, Ella
A1  - Fekete, Sandor
A1  - Hawton, Keith E.
A1  - van Heeringen, Cornelis Kees
A1  - De Leo, Diego
A1  - de Wilde, E. J.
A1  - Ystgaard, Mette
SP  - 48
EP  - 48
VL  - 18
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - Objectives: The Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE) Study has been carried out with over 30,000 15 and 16 year-olds in seven countries (Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway) to investigate the extent and profile of deliberate self-harm, and associated factors, among students at school. This presentation looks at the prevalence of self-harm and thoughts of self-harm, as well as methods, motives and repetition. It also examines the life events and personal characteristics that increase the risk of self-harm. Differences by gender and country are explored throughout. Methods: Information was collected via an anonymous questionnaire and included questions on deliberate self-harm as well as on life events, lifestyle, anxiety and depression, coping skills, self-esteem and impulsivity. Comparisons were drawn between those who did and did not meet study criteria for a classification of self-harm. Findings: The findings suggest that, in four of the seven countries, at least one in ten females had harmed themselves in the previous year. The factors most consistently and independently associated with self-harm, across both countries and gender, were attempted suicide or deliberate self-harm in a family member, drug use and a low self-concept.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -