%0 Journal Article
%T Phenotypic characterization of youth admitted to acute psychiatric inpatient unit following self-harm behavior
%J Archives of suicide research
%D 2021
%A Bustan, Yael
%A Ben-Dor, David H.
%A Schwartz-Lifshitz, Maya
%A Barzilay, Ran
%A Weizman, Abraham
%A Gothelf, Doron
%A Zalsman, Gil
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X OBJECTIVE: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a major health concern among adolescents, and is often associated with the need for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. The  aim of this study was to identify clinical and demographic characteristics  associated with DSH behavior among adolescents admitted to an acute psychiatric  inpatient unit. <br><br>METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed data from the electronic medical  records of consecutive admittances to a single acute adolescent inpatient unit  (n = 703, mean age 15.2). We compared inpatients with DSH to inpatients without DSH  and further compared within the DSH group based on the presence of suicidal intent. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to Non-DSH inpatients (n = 497), youths admitted following DSH  (n = 206) were more likely to be female (OR = 2.6, 95%CI 1.7-4), currently in  depressive exacerbation (OR = 2.4, 95%CI 1.6-3.6), with concurrent suicidal ideation  (OR = 3.9, 95%CI 2.5-5.9), and history of alcohol use (OR = 5.6, 95%CI 3.2-9.5). Within DSH youths, no significant clinical differences were identified between those  admitted following a suicide attempt (n = 102) compared to non-suicidal-self-injury  (n = 104), who were generally younger. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that early  detection and intervention of DSH and depressive crisis is warranted, regardless of  the self-harm subtype. HIGHLIGHTS Deliberate self-harm is common among adolescent  psychiatric inpatients. Adolescent inpatients with deliberate self-harm are  predominantly females with concurrent depression and suicidal ideation. We did not  detect significant clinical and demographic differences between self-harmers with or  without suicidal intent.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1381-1118
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1865223