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    The prevalence of self-reported deliberate self harm in Irish adolescents.

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    Morey, Carolyn
    Corcoran, Paul
    Arensman, Ella
    Perry, Ivan J
    Affiliation
    National Suicide Research Foundation, 1 Perrott Avenue, College Road, Cork, Ireland. carolyn@inspire.org.au
    Issue Date
    2008
    MeSH
    Adolescent
    Adolescent Behavior
    Cross-Sectional Studies
    Female
    Humans
    Ireland
    Male
    Multivariate Analysis
    Patient Acceptance of Health Care
    Prevalence
    Questionnaires
    Self-Injurious Behavior
    Sex Distribution
    Socioeconomic Factors
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    The prevalence of self-reported deliberate self harm in Irish adolescents. 2008, 8:79 BMC Public Health
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    BMC public health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/95270
    DOI
    10.1186/1471-2458-8-79
    PubMed ID
    18307803
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Deliberate self harm is major public health problem, in particular among young people. Although several studies have addressed the prevalence of deliberate self harm among young people in the community, little is known about the extent to which deliberate self harm comes to the attention of medical services, the self harm methods used and the underlying motives. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of deliberate self harm in adolescents and the methods, motives and help seeking behaviour associated with this behaviour. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using an anonymous self-report questionnaire was administered in 39 schools in the Southern area of the Health Service Executive, Ireland. Of the 4,583 adolescents aged 15-17 years who were invited to participate in the survey, 3,881 adolescents took part (response: 85%). RESULTS: A lifetime history of DSH was reported by 9.1% (n = 333) of the adolescents. DSH was more common among females (13.9%) than males (4.3%). Self cutting (66.0%) and overdose (35.2%) were the most common DSH methods. A minority of participants accessed medical services after engaging in DSH (15.3%). CONCLUSION: DSH is a significant problem in Irish adolescents and the vast majority do not come to the attention of health services. Innovative solutions for prevention and intervention are required to tackle DSH in adolescents.
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    1471-2458
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    10.1186/1471-2458-8-79
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