Clinical Trajectories in Adolescents with and without a History of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: The BRIDGES Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a highly prevalent clinical concern in adolescents and is associated with impaired functioning and suicide risk. The BRIDGES (BRain Imaging Development of Girls' Emotion and Self) study was designed to collect longitudinal clinical and neurobiological data to advance our understanding of NSSI in adolescents. The purpose of this paper is to describe the clinical data collected as part of this study, including psychiatric diagnoses, depression symptoms, episodes of non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, childhood trauma, and personality domains.

Methods

The baseline sample included 164 adolescents aged 12-16 assigned female at birth (Mean age = 14.97, SD = 1.20) with NSSI histories ranging from none to severe. P

SUBMITTER: Nair AU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10426765 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature