Pubertal timing and self-harm: a prospective cohort analysis of males and females.

CONCLUSIONS: Earlier developing adolescents represent a group at increased risk of self-harm. This increased risk attenuates as adolescents transition into adulthood, particularly in males. Future research is needed to identify the modifiable mechanisms underlying the association between pubertal timing and self-harm risk in order to develop interventions to reduce self-harm in adolescence. PMID: 33021194 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33021194?dopt=Abstract

Source: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences - October 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci Source Type: research