Clinical Profiles Associated With Deliberate Self-Harm in Preadolescent Children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Children who self-harm are at high risk for suicide attempts later in life, yet little is known about the clinical profiles of young children who self-harm. The primary aim of this study is to characterize clinical profiles associated with self-harm in preadolescent children to inform risk recognition and prevention efforts.

Method

A retrospective, population-based cohort analysis of children aged 5 to 11 years who presented with self-harm in a medical setting from 2010 to 2020 (N = 878) was conducted using Ohio Medicaid data. Children were followed for 1 year after the initial self-harm event to determine subsequent self-harm events.

Results

Of the 878 children with initial self-harm, 116 children (13%) self-harmed again within the following year. Latent cl

SUBMITTER: Thompson AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684449 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature