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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018

Increasing rates of self-harm among children, adolescents and young adults: a 10-year national registry study 2007-2016.

Eve Griffin, Elaine McMahon, Fiona McNicholas, Paul Corcoran, Ivan J Perry, Ella Arensman

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06025942 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Enhancing Emotion Regulation With an In-situ Socially Assistive Robot Among LGBTQ+ Youth With Self-harm Ideation: a Randomised Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKing's College LondonRan2024 to 2025Enrolled155ConditionsEmotion Regulation, Self HarmArmsPurrble intervention
NCT07450105 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Self-Harm and Suicidal Behavior in Youth: A Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorHaukeland University HospitalRan2026 to 2027Enrolled12ConditionsSelf-Harm, Deliberate, Suicidal Behavior, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)ArmsIntensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

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80 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Adapting a codesign process with young people to prioritize outcomes for a systematic review of interventions to prevent self-harm and suicide.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022
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  10. Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Eve GriffinNational Suicide Research Foundation, 4.28 Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. evegriffin@ucc.ie.
Elaine McMahonNational Suicide Research Foundation, 4.28 Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Fiona McNicholasDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Paul CorcoranNational Suicide Research Foundation, 4.28 Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Ivan J PerrySchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Ella ArensmanNational Suicide Research Foundation, 4.28 Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRates of hospital-treated self-harm are highest among young people. The current study examined trends in rates of self-harm among young people in Ireland over a 10-year period, as well as trends in self-harm methods.

methodsData from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland on presentations to hospital emergency departments (EDs) following self-harm by those aged 10-24 years during the period 2007-2016 were included. We calculated annual self-harm rates per 100,000 by age, gender and method of self-harm. Poisson regression models were used to examine trends in rates of self-harm.

resultsThe average person-based rate of self-harm among 10-24-year-olds was 318 per 100,000. Peak rates were observed among 15-19-year-old females (564 per 100,000) and 20-24-year-old males (448 per 100,000). Between 2007 and 2016, rates of self-harm increased by 22%, with increases most pronounced for females and those aged 10-14 years. There were marked increases in specific methods of self-harm, including those associated with high lethality.

conclusionsThe findings indicate that the age of onset of self-harm is decreasing. Increasing rates of self-harm, along with increases in highly lethal methods, indicate that targeted interventions in key transition stages for young people are warranted.

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AdolescentAge DistributionChildFemaleHumansIrelandMaleRegistriesSelf-Injurious BehaviorYoung AdultEpidemiologySelf-harmYoung people

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