Increasing rates of self-harm among children, adolescents and young adults: a 10-year national registry study 2007–2016

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 663-671

  Griffin, Eve ^a   McMahon, Elaine ^a   McNicholas, Fiona ^b,c,d   Corcoran, Paul ^a   Perry, Ivan J ^a   Arensman, Ella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Lucena Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Self harm; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; REGISTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; REGISTRIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85048726791     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1522-1     Document Type: Article

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