Association Between Deliberate Self-harm and Violent Criminality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Individuals who self-harm may have an increased risk of aggression toward others, but this association has been insufficiently investigated. More conclusive evidence may affect assessment, treatment interventions, and clinical guidelines.

Objective

To investigate the association between nonfatal self-harm and violent crime.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based longitudinal cohort study, conducted from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2013, studied all Swedish citizens born between 1982 and 1998 who were 15 years and older (N = 1 850 252). Individuals who emigrated from Sweden before the age of 15 years (n = 104 051) or immigrated to Sweden after the age of 13 years (ie, <2 years before the beginning of the follow-up; n = 22 009) were

SUBMITTER: Sahlin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5539838 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature