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Self-Harm Among 17-Year-Old Adolescents With/Without Disabilities in the United Kingdom

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Self-Harm Among 17-Year-Old Adolescents With/Without Disabilities in the United Kingdom. / Emerson, Eric; Aitken, Zoe; Arciuli, Joanne et al.
In: Crisis, Vol. 45, No. 5, 30.09.2024.

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Emerson, E, Aitken, Z, Arciuli, J, King, T, Llewellyn, G & Kavanagh, A 2024, 'Self-Harm Among 17-Year-Old Adolescents With/Without Disabilities in the United Kingdom', Crisis, vol. 45, no. 5. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000951

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Emerson, E., Aitken, Z., Arciuli, J., King, T., Llewellyn, G., & Kavanagh, A. (2024). Self-Harm Among 17-Year-Old Adolescents With/Without Disabilities in the United Kingdom. Crisis, 45(5). https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000951

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Emerson E, Aitken Z, Arciuli J, King T, Llewellyn G, Kavanagh A. Self-Harm Among 17-Year-Old Adolescents With/Without Disabilities in the United Kingdom. Crisis. 2024 Sept 30;45(5). Epub 2024 Mar 15. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000951

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Emerson, Eric ; Aitken, Zoe ; Arciuli, Joanne et al. / Self-Harm Among 17-Year-Old Adolescents With/Without Disabilities in the United Kingdom. In: Crisis. 2024 ; Vol. 45, No. 5.

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abstract = "Self-harm is a critical public health issue for adolescents/young adults. To estimate the prevalence of self-harm among adolescents with/without disabilities in the United Kingdom. Secondary analysis of data collected at age 17 in the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Prevalence of self-harm was significantly greater among adolescents with disabilities for suicide attempts and six forms of self-harming behaviors. The lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was 5.3% (4.5-6.3) among adolescents without disabilities, 21.9% (18.2-26.2) among adolescents with less limiting disabilities, and 25.5% (17.2-35.9) among adolescents with more limiting disabilities. Adjusted prevalence rate ratios ranged from 5.13 (3.58-7.36) for those with mental health limitations to 1.48 (0.65-3.35) for those with mobility limitations. Similar patterns were observed for the 12-month prevalence of six self-harming behaviors. Further studies are needed to identify potential mediators of the association between disability and self-harm that are potentially modifiable. Adolescents with disabilities are at markedly greater probability of suicide attempts and self-harming behaviors than their peers.",
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AU - Kavanagh, Anne

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AB - Self-harm is a critical public health issue for adolescents/young adults. To estimate the prevalence of self-harm among adolescents with/without disabilities in the United Kingdom. Secondary analysis of data collected at age 17 in the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Prevalence of self-harm was significantly greater among adolescents with disabilities for suicide attempts and six forms of self-harming behaviors. The lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was 5.3% (4.5-6.3) among adolescents without disabilities, 21.9% (18.2-26.2) among adolescents with less limiting disabilities, and 25.5% (17.2-35.9) among adolescents with more limiting disabilities. Adjusted prevalence rate ratios ranged from 5.13 (3.58-7.36) for those with mental health limitations to 1.48 (0.65-3.35) for those with mobility limitations. Similar patterns were observed for the 12-month prevalence of six self-harming behaviors. Further studies are needed to identify potential mediators of the association between disability and self-harm that are potentially modifiable. Adolescents with disabilities are at markedly greater probability of suicide attempts and self-harming behaviors than their peers.

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