Differences in risk factors for self-harm with and without suicidal intent: findings from the ALSPAC cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of consensus about whether self-harm with suicidal intent differs in aetiology and prognosis from non-suicidal self-harm, and whether they should be considered as different diagnostic categories.

Method

Participants were 4799 members of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a UK population-based birth cohort who completed a postal questionnaire on self-harm with and without suicidal intent at age 16 years. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to examine differences in the risk factor profiles of individuals who self-harmed with and without suicidal intent.

Results

Many risk factors were common to both behaviours, but associations were generally stronger in relation to suicidal self-harm. This was particu

SUBMITTER: Mars B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4160300 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature