Violent deliberate self-harm amongst adolescent refugees.

Full Abstract

Investigation of frequency and characteristics of violent deliberate self-harm (DSH) amongst adolescents. Study was retrospective, over 3-year period, based on records of attendees at child and adolescent mental health clinics in North West London. Nine adolescents showed violent self-harm out of 982 DSH cases (frequency 0.92%). The nine cases included five female asylum seekers, who experienced war related events, were significantly more likely to have affective disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared with the four males (none asylum seekers), who were significantly more likely to have conduct and substance misuse disorders.

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Author information

Author/s: Patel, Nina (N); Hodes, Matthew (M);

Affiliation: St Mary's Training Scheme in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: European child & adolescent psychiatry (Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry), published in Germany. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 15 (issue 6) : pp 367-70

Dates: Created 2006/08/28; Completed 2007/01/03;

PMID: 16680410, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adolescent
Female
Humans
Male
Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Refugees - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology; psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; psychology
Violence - psychology; statistics & numerical data

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