@article{ref1,
title="Relationship of intentional self-harm using sharp objects with depressive and dissociative tendencies in pre-adolescence-adolescence",
journal="Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences",
year="2009",
author="Minami, T. and Toyohara, Koji and Konno, Chisato and Oiji, Arata and Sho, Noriko and Seike, Yoji and Arai, Takashi",
volume="63",
number="3",
pages="410-416",
abstract="AIMS: The objectives of the present study were to (i) evaluate the prevalence of children and adolescents who have engaged in intentional self-harm using a sharp object; and (ii) investigate the relationship between self-harm with sharp objects and depressive tendencies or dissociative tendencies. METHODS: A total of 1938 students in grades 5-12 in Yokohama, Japan, were enrolled, and they completed anonymous self-report questionnaires including a question about intentional self-harm with a sharp object, the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC) and the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES). RESULTS: The prevalence of self-harm using sharp object was 5.4% among male 5th-6th graders, 4.0% among female 5th-6th graders, 5.3% among male 7th-9th graders, 15.1% among female 7th-9th graders, 6.6% among male 10th-12th graders, and 9.6% among female 10th-12th graders. Categorical regression analysis showed that a small amount of variance in self-harm by sharp object was explained by DSRSC and A-DES scores. CONCLUSIONS: Self-harm with a sharp object was prevalent among pre-adolescents and adolescents and was associated with depressive and dissociative tendencies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1323-1316",
doi="10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01959.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01959.x"
}