Three-year prevalence of self-harm behaviors among the reasons for emergency visits of children and adolescents

Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2021 Jan;49(1):35-42. Epub 2021 Jan 1.

Abstract

Self-harm in the paediatric population is an emerging problem that has been associated with disability and an increased risk of suicide. The objective of the study is to analyse the prevalence of self-harming behaviour as a reason for paediatric emergency consultations.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Databases, Factual
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / epidemiology*
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Suicide, Attempted / psychology
  • Suicide, Attempted / statistics & numerical data*