@article{ref1,
title="Who seeks help online for self-injury?",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2015",
author="Frost, Mareka and Casey, Leanne",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="69-79",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To identify differences between young people who seek help online for self-injury and those who self-injure but do not seek help online, in order to improve online services for young people at high risk of suicide. <br><br>METHODS: Young people reporting a history of self-injury (N = 679) were identified as part of large study (N = 1463) exploring help-seeking. <br><br>RESULTS: One third of young people with a history of self-injury reported online help-seeking for self-injury. Online help-seekers were significantly more distressed, suicidal and had a greater degree of self-injury compared to those who did not seek help online. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Internet provides an important form of support to the most at risk young people in this population, and may be a proximal step to face-to-face help-seeking. Further research is required to investigate the forms of support currently accessed by young people online, and their effectiveness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2015.1004470",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2015.1004470"
}