Self-harm as a predisposition for suicide attempts: A study of adolescents' deliberate self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 287; p. 112553
• Main Authors: Duarte, Tiago A., Paulino, Sofia, Almeida, Carolina, Gomes, Hugo S., Santos, Nazaré, Gouveia-Pereira, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Adolescents; Deliberate self-harm; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts; Suicide prevention; Suicide attempts; Deliberate self-harm; Suicidal ideation; Adolescents; Suicide prevention

•More than half of the individuals with deliberate self-harm present significant suicide risk.•There is a direct association between deliberate self-harm and suicide attempts, with more than nine in ten adolescents with suicide attempts also reporting deliberate self-harm.•As deliberate self-harm in...