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Madge, Nicola; Hewitt, Anthea; Hawton, Keith; de Wilde, Erik Jan; Corcoran, Paul; Fekete, Sandor; van Heeringen, Kees; De Leo, Diego; Ystgaard, Mette – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: Deliberate self-harm among young people is an important focus of policy and practice internationally. Nonetheless, there is little reliable comparative international information on its extent or characteristics. We have conducted a seven-country comparative community study of deliberate self-harm among young people. Method: Over 30,000…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Questionnaires
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Hawton, Keith; Harriss, Louise – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: Relatively little information is available about the characteristics and long-term outcome of children and adolescents aged under 15 years who present to general hospitals because of deliberate self-harm (DSH). Method: Information was collected on 710 consecutive under-15-year-olds presenting to a general hospital in central England…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Self Destructive Behavior, Hospitalized Children