Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community

Steinhoff, Annekatrin; Ribeaud, Denis; Kupferschmid, Stephan; Raible-Destan, Nesrin; Quednow, Boris B; Hepp, Urs; Eisner, Manuel; Shanahan, Lilly

doi:10.1007/s00787-020-01573-w

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Steinhoff, A., Ribeaud, D., Kupferschmid, S., Raible-Destan, N., Quednow, B. B., Hepp, U., Eisner, M., & Shanahan, L. (2021). Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 30(6), 937–951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01573-w

Abstract

Adolescent self-injury is a widespread public health problem, but long-term longitudinal studies from European countries are rare. Self-injury in males and sex differences are poorly understood. This study describes the prevalence, frequency, age-related course, and recurrence of, and mental health services use related to adolescent self-injury. Data came from a Swiss prospective-longitudinal cohort study (N = 1482). Adolescents (52% male) reported frequency of self-injury and mental health services use (including reasons for and type