Clinical and social outcomes of adolescent self harm: population based birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the mental health, substance use, educational, and occupational outcomes of adolescents who self harm in a general population sample, and to examine whether these outcomes differ according to self reported suicidal intent.

Design

Population based birth cohort study.

Setting

Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a UK birth cohort of children born in 1991-92.

Participants

Data on lifetime history of self harm with and without suicidal intent were available for 4799 respondents who completed a detailed self harm questionnaire at age 16 years. Multiple imputation was used to account for missing data.

Main outcome measures

Mental health problems (depression and anxiety disorder), assessed using the clinical interv

SUBMITTER: Mars B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4205277 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature