Association of Four Medication Classes and Non-suicidal Self-injury in Adolescents with Affective Disorders – A Retrospective Chart Review

Conclusions The occurrence of NSSI correlates with the treatment with a psychotropic drug in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Due to the retrospective design, it remains elusive to what extent psychotropic drugs might alter the frequency of NSSI in adolescents or if NSSI might indicate a transdiagnostic feature of more pronounced disease severity. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Pharmacopsychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research