@article{ref1,
title="Repeat deliberate self-harm: a link with childhood sexual abuse?",
journal="Archives of emergency medicine",
year="1993",
author="Yeo, H. M. and Yeo, W. W.",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="161-166",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to identify whether a past history of childhood sexual abuse is a risk factor for repeated Deliberate Self-Harm (DSH). The study was a 6-month prospective study of 178 patients responsible for 190 consecutive cases of DSH seen during a 3-month censoring period. Patients were identified by review of the in-patient and accident and emergency (A&E) records of all cases of DSH at the A&E department of a major teaching hospital. Patients with a history of childhood sexual abuse showed a marked clustering of four major risk factors for repeat DSH (unemployment, past deliberate self-poisoning, self-injury and psychiatric illness) and were significantly more likely to repeat DSH within the 6-month follow-up period.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0264-4924",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}