Trajectories of parent criticism across treatment for youth self-harm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Criticism from parents is a risk factor for poor youth mental health, including self-harm and limited response to psychosocial interventions. We identified trajectories of change in parent criticism across treatment for youth self-harm (suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury) and compared these trajectories on treatment outcomes.

Methods

This is a preregistered secondary analysis of data from the Self-harm Intervention: Family Therapy trial. Participants (N = 831, 11-17 years; 89% girls, 11% boys; 84% White) were clinically referred for self-harm and randomly assigned to family therapy or usual care. A growth mixture model identified trajectories of parent self-reported criticism across baseline, 3, and 6 months. Trajectories were compared on youth self-har

SUBMITTER: Aitken M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature