The role of dissociation and abuse among adolescents who self-harm.

CONCLUSION: Exposure to abuse significantly increased the risk of DSH in adolescence. This association was mediated by dissociation. Our findings suggest a possible dose-response relationship between dissociation with DSH chronicity and the 'OD + SI' self-harm type, implicating the importance of evaluating dissociation and depersonalisation symptoms as well as abuse exposure in DSH management.
PMID: 31146573 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - May 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hoyos C, Mancini V, Furlong Y, Medford N, Critchley H, Chen W Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: research