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Could a brief assessment of negative emotions and self-esteem identify adolescents at current and future risk of self-harm in the community? A prospective cohort analysis

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Title
Could a brief assessment of negative emotions and self-esteem identify adolescents at current and future risk of self-harm in the community? A prospective cohort analysis
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BMC Public Health, June 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-604
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Rhiannon Phillips, Melissa R Spears, Alan A Montgomery, Abigail Millings, Kapil Sayal, Paul Stallard

Abstract

Self-harm is common in adolescents, but it is often unreported and undetected. Available screening tools typically ask directly about self-harm and suicidal ideation. Although in an ideal world, direct enquiry and open discussion around self-harm would be advocated, non-psychiatric professionals in community settings are often reluctant to ask about this directly and disclosure can be met with feeling of intense anxiety. Training non-specialist staff to directly ask about self-harm has limited effects suggesting that alternative approaches are required. This study investigated whether a targeted analysis of negative emotions and self-esteem could identify young adolescents at risk of self-harm in community settings.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 154 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Unknown 151 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 25 16%
Researcher 21 14%
Student > Bachelor 15 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 8%
Other 10 6%
Other 27 18%
Unknown 44 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 41 27%
Medicine and Dentistry 19 12%
Social Sciences 15 10%
Arts and Humanities 8 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 5%
Other 19 12%
Unknown 45 29%