TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Adverse childhood experiences and adult self-harm in a female forensic population
JO  - BJPsych bulletin
A1  - Holden, Rachel
A1  - Stables, Imogen
A1  - Brown, Penelope
A1  - Fotiadou, Maria
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - AIMS AND METHOD: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among patients in a female forensic psychiatric in-patient medium-secure unit, and to analyse the link between ACEs, adulthood self-harm and associated comorbidities and risk factors. The study used a cross-sectional design, with data gathered from the anonymised electronic health records of patients. <br><br>RESULTS: It was found that there was a high prevalence of both ACEs and self-harm among this patient group, and that there was a relationship between the two; those with more ACEs were more likely to have self-harmed during adulthood. Of the individual ACE categories, it was also demonstrated that emotional abuse had a significant association with adulthood self-harm. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: In medium-secure settings for women, implementation of trauma-informed care will be beneficial because of the high number of those with mental disorders who have experienced adversity during their childhood.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2056-4694
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2021.34
ID  - ref1
ER  -