TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Relationship of intentional self-harm using sharp objects with depressive and dissociative tendencies in pre-adolescence-adolescence
JO  - Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences
A1  - Minami, T.
A1  - Toyohara, Koji
A1  - Konno, Chisato
A1  - Oiji, Arata
A1  - Sho, Noriko
A1  - Seike, Yoji
A1  - Arai, Takashi
SP  - 410
EP  - 416
VL  - 63
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1323-1316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01959.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -