@article{ref1,
title="Depressive symptoms and deliberate self-harm in a community sample of adolescents: a prospective study",
journal="Depression research and treatment",
year="2011",
author="Lundh, Lars-Gunnar and Wångby-Lundh, Margit and Paaske, My and Ingesson, Stina and Bjärehed, Jonas",
volume="2011",
number="",
pages="935871-935871",
abstract="The associations between depressive symptoms and deliberate self-harm were studied by means of a 2-wave longitudinal design in a community sample of 1052 young adolescents, with longitudinal data for 83.6% of the sample. Evidence was found for a bidirectional relationship in girls, with depressive symptoms being a risk factor for increased self-harm one year later and self-harm a risk factor for increased depressive symptoms. Cluster analysis of profiles of depressive symptoms led to the identification of two clusters with clear depressive profiles (one severe, the other mild/moderate) which were both characterized by an overrepresentation of girls and elevated levels of self-harm. Clusters with more circumscribed problems were also identified; of these, significantly increased levels of self-harm were found in a cluster characterized by negative self-image and in a cluster characterized by dysphoric relations to parents. It is suggested that self-harm serves more to regulate negative self-related feelings than sadness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-1321",
doi="10.1155/2011/935871",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/935871"
}