TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Ethnicity and adolescent deliberate self-harm
JO  - Journal of Adolescence
A1  - Goddard, N.
A1  - Subotsky, F.
A1  - Fombonne, E.
SP  - 513
EP  - 521
VL  - 19
IS  - 6
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-1971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jado.1996.0050
ID  - ref1
ER  -