Correlates of Deliberate Self-Harm in Youth With Autism and/or Intellectual Disability.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify correlates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in youth with autism and/or intellectual disability (ID).

Method

This retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis used claims data for youth ages 5 to 24 years continuously enrolled in Medicaid in a midwestern state for 6 months and diagnosed with autism and/or ID between 2010 and 2020 (N = 41,230). Cox proportional hazards regression examined associations between demographic and clinical variables and time to DSH for study cohorts with autism and/or ID.

Results

Autism was diagnosed in 34.3% of the sample, ID was diagnosed in 30.6%, and both autism and ID were diagnosed in 35.1%. Sample youth were predominantly male (73.4%) and had an internalizing (74.8%) or externalizing (62.1%) mental health condition. A

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Arvizu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414310 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature