Self-harm among younger people

Emerg Nurse. 2009 Jul 1;17(4):11. doi: 10.7748/en.17.4.11.s19.

Abstract

More than 60,000 younger people present to UK EDs each year after self-harming. Among people aged between 11 and 15, the incidence is 2 per cent, but this rises to 9 per cent among those with anxiety disorders and 19 per cent among those with depression.