TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Do interventions reduce the risk of repeat self-harm or suicide in young people? JO - BJPsych advances A1 - Howson, Susan A1 - Huline-Dickens, Sarah SP - 287 EP - 291 VL - 22 IS - 5 N2 - As in adults, self-harm in children and young people is common. It results in much distress to families and carers, and considerable morbidity among children and young people. Although much more common than completed suicide, it is strongly linked to repeated self-harm and suicide. The conclusions in this review are limited by the small number of studies included, no studies of pharmacological interventions at all and most of the included interventions being evaluated in a single study. One moderately sized study of mentalisation in adolescents with comorbid depression showed a significant effect on scores on a self-harm measure, indicating fewer self-reported episodes of self-harm. No other intervention showed a significant reduction in reported self-harm, although trials may have been too small to show statistical significance.
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LA - en SN - 2056-4678 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.22.5.287 ID - ref1 ER -