ReviewChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2025
Age of onset of self-harm in children and adolescents: a scoping review.
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- A multi-method evaluation of trait and state-sensitive impulsivity in relation to impulsiveness of suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury in an adolescent clinical sample.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2026Article
- Heard, not judged: Adolescents' perspectives on quality of healthcare following self-harm.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Recovery from suicidality in youth aged 6 to 25: a review of 50 quantitative and qualitative studies.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Regional Disparities in Self-Harming Behaviour Among Indonesian Adolescents in Relation to Online Gaming Addiction and Cyberbullying Victimization.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-harm is associated with significant distress in children and adolescents. The objective of this scoping review was to map the age of onset of self-harm in people aged ≤ 18 years alongside the definitions, operationalisation, and research methods used to determine onset.
methodFollowing JBI guidance, this review included studies reporting the age of onset of self-harm in people aged ≤ 18 years in any context. Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, CINAHL Plus, and Web of Science were searched last on 7th May 2025 and supplemented by a grey literature search. Data were subject to basic coding and narrative and graphical presentation.
resultsA total of 42 studies were included in the review. Age of onset ranged from 9 to 18 years, but most studies reported a mean age between 12 and 14 years. The majority of studies defined self-harm as either suicidal or non-suicidal (85%), with non-suicidal self-harm distributed in favour of a slightly younger onset age. Studies with a younger sample tended to report a younger age of onset. Most studies used cross-sectional methods (81%) and retrospective report (71%) to capture onset age.
conclusionsEarlier age of onset is associated with the use of multiple methods of self-harm, self-harm of longer duration and increased frequency. A clear understanding of age of onset of self-harm is necessary to inform clinically relevant research and the timely targeting of developmentally prevention and early intervention strategies.
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