O'Connor, RC, Wetherall, K, Cleare, S et al. (5 more authors) (2018) Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm: national prevalence study of young adults. BJPsych Open, 4 (3). pp. 142-148. ISSN 2056-4724
Abstract
Background: There are few prevalence studies of suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH). Aims: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of thoughts of NSSH, suicidal thoughts, NSSH and suicide attempts among 18- to 34-year-olds in Scotland. Method: We interviewed a representative sample of young adults from across Scotland. Results: We interviewed 3508 young people; 11.3 and 16.2% reported a lifetime history of suicide attempts and NSSH, respectively. The first episode of NSSH tended to precede the first suicide attempt by about 2 years. Age at onset of NSSH and suicide attempt was younger in females. Earlier age at onset was associated with more frequent NSSH/suicide attempts. Women are significantly more likely to report NSSH and suicide attempts compared with men. Conclusions: One in nine young people has attempted suicide and one in six has engaged in NSSH. Clinicians should be vigilant, as suicide attempts and NSSH are relatively common.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2018. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number US Army Research Office STEPPS |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2018 11:44 |
Last Modified: | 14 Feb 2019 13:56 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1192/bjo.2018.14 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135185 |
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