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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Age of onset of non-suicidal self-injury in Dutch-speaking adolescents and emerging adults: An event history analysis of pooled data
Comprehensive Psychiatry, Volume 80, Year 2018
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Description
Objective Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) has emerged as an important mental-health concern. However, epidemiological features like age of onset of NSSI have remained understudied. Therefore, the current study investigated the distribution of age of onset of NSSI in pooled sample of Dutch-speaking adolescents and emerging adults using event history analysis. Method Eleven datasets measuring age at first NSSI in community and clinical participants collected by researchers in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium were pooled together. The final dataset consisted of 1973 community males, 1901 community females, and 505 clinical females. Discrete-time event history analysis was used to model the effect of gender and psychiatric disorders on the age of onset of NSSI. Results Twenty-one percent of adolescents from the community samples engaged in at least one episode of NSSI by the age of 25 years. Irrespective of the type of sample (community or psychiatric disorder), the probability of age of onset peaked around the age of 14–15 years. A second peak was observed around the age of 20 and 24 years in the community and psychiatric samples respectively. Conclusions Psychosocial interventions for prevention of NSSI should not only target adolescence through school mental health programs but also target emerging adults at the university level. © 2017 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gandhi, Amarendra
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Luyckx, Koen
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Baetens, Imke
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kiekens, Glenn
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Sleuwaegen, Ellen
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Berens, Ann
Unknown Affiliation
Maitra, Shubhada
India, Mumbai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Claes, Laurence
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Statistics
Citations: 106
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.10.007
ISSN:
0010440X
Research Areas
Mental Health
Violence And Injury
Participants Gender
Female