TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Self-harmful behaviors in a population-based sample of young adults
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Sowerby, Paula
A1  - Morrison, D.
A1  - Langley, John Desmond
A1  - Skegg, Keren
A1  - Nada-Raja, Shyamala
SP  - 177
EP  - 186
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - A birth cohort of 472 women and 494 men aged 26 years was interviewed about a range of self-harmful behaviors first and then asked about suicidal intent. Lifetime prevalence of self-harm using traditional methods of suicide (ICD [International Classification of Diseases] self-harm) was 13%, with 9% of the sample describing at least one such episode as "attempted suicide." Other self-harmful behaviors were common; 14% of women and 33% of men reported self-battery. ICD self-harm over the past year was reported by 3%, mostly without suicidal intent. ICD self-harm and even lesser behaviors were associated with high odds of reporting suicidal ideation. The findings suggest that studies of self-harm should include behaviors not necessarily associated with suicidal intent.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.34.2.177.32781
ID  - ref1
ER  -