Self Injurious behaviour
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Research Review: Autonomic dysregulation and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in children and young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours (SITBs) have been associated with dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) in children and young people, suggesting that objective ANS measures may aid assessment of suicide risk, but a systematic synthesis of this literature is currently lacking.’ Alessio Bellato (pic) et al.
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Violent self-harm may predict subsequent suicide
Researchers in Sweden have found that violent methods of self-harm requiring hospitalization may indicate high risk of future suicide in adolescents and young women.
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Commentary: Self-harm: a global health priority – reflections on Brunner et al. (2014)
The accompanying cross-sectional study by Brunner et al. (2014) investigates the prevalence and correlates of self-injury in adolescents. It is one of the largest epidemiological studies of its kind published to date.
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