Prevalence and associated harm of engagement in self-asphyxial behaviours ('choking game') in young people: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence of engagement in self-asphyxial (risk-taking) behaviour (SAB) ('choking game') and associated morbidity and mortality in children and young people up to age 20.

Design

Systematic literature review.

Search strategy

Electronic database search of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, BIOSIS citation index and the Cochrane register with no language or date limits applied. References of key papers were reviewed, and experts were contacted to identify additional relevant papers.

Eligibility criteria

Systematic reviews, cross-sectional, cohort and case-control studies, and case reports examining SAB with regard to individuals aged 0-20 years, without explicitly stated autoerotic, suicidal or self-

SUBMITTER: Busse H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680200 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature