TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnicity and adolescent deliberate self-harm
AU - Goddard, Nick
AU - Subotsky, Fiona
AU - Fombonne, Eric
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr Goddard is funded by a South Thames Regional Health Authority Research & Development Training Fellowship. Thank you to all the Staff of the Belgrave Department for their help and co-operation.
PY - 1996/12
Y1 - 1996/12
N2 - The characteristics of all adolescents referred to the psychiatric service of a tertiary hospital following an episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) were studied. Of 100 adolescents selected over a 3-year period, 64 White and 28 Black adolescents were compared to identify factors associated with DSH in Black adolescents. The main findings were: (1) the referral rate for Black adolescents was in proportion to the community composition; (2) the characteristics of Black and White adolescents referred following DSH were similar for background socio-demographic variables, psychiatric symptoms, circumstances of the attempt and outcome. However, more social stress was reported in the Black group.
AB - The characteristics of all adolescents referred to the psychiatric service of a tertiary hospital following an episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) were studied. Of 100 adolescents selected over a 3-year period, 64 White and 28 Black adolescents were compared to identify factors associated with DSH in Black adolescents. The main findings were: (1) the referral rate for Black adolescents was in proportion to the community composition; (2) the characteristics of Black and White adolescents referred following DSH were similar for background socio-demographic variables, psychiatric symptoms, circumstances of the attempt and outcome. However, more social stress was reported in the Black group.
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U2 - 10.1006/jado.1996.0050
DO - 10.1006/jado.1996.0050
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030560598
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 19
SP - 513
EP - 521
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 6
ER -