Self injurious behaviour in high school students in city center of Isparta and factors psychiatrically related with this behavior

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Self-injurious behaviour in high school students in city center of Isparta and factors psychiatrically related with this behaviorABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study is the detection of a lifetime history of self injurious behavior as well as the determination of the relationship between self-injurious behavior and suicide attempt, suicidal ideation, anxiety and depression levels. Methods: A cross-sectional analytic study was planned in high school students. The schools were stratified according to socioeconomic levels in order to encompass students from every socioeconomic level and a random school was chosen from each level through cluster sampling. Personal information and self-injurious behavior form, children's depression inventory, screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders were applied. Results: A lifetime history of self-injurious behavior is 39.7%. 50.8% of adolescents showing selfinjurious behavior were male and 49.2% were female, and their mean age is 15.6±1.1. The most frequent type of self-injurious behavior was hitting a hard object with the head or another part of the body or self-hitting. Only 13.4% of the adolescents had sought help for self injurious behavior. Adolescents with self injurious behaviors _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Yrd.Doç.Dr., Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk-Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD; 3 Yrd.Doç.Dr., Halk

The evaluation of psychiatric comorbidity, self‐injurious behavior, suicide probability, and other associated psychiatric factors (lonileness, self‐esteem, life satisfaction) in adolescents with acne: A clinical pilot study

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“…There is a significant relationship between self‐esteem and SIB in clinical and social studies and that low self‐esteem is a triggering factor in SIB . In one social study, the feeling of loneliness in adolescents was reported as one of the most frequent causes of SIB . In the current study, the risk of having SIB was about three times higher in adolescents with acne than that in adolescents without acne.…”

“…There is a significant relationship between self‐esteem and SIB in clinical and social studies and that low self‐esteem is a triggering factor in SIB . In one social study, the feeling of loneliness in adolescents was reported as one of the most frequent causes of SIB .…”

Youth self-harm in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of the risk and protective factors

“…In total, six school- and community-based (Aktepe, Çalişkan, & Sönmez, 2014; Kharsati & Bhola, 2015; Somer et al, 2015; Tang et al, 2011; Wan et al, 2011; Zoroglu et al, 2003) and nine hospital/clinic-based studies reported on the forms of self-harm (Akdemir, Zeki, Ünal, Kara, & Çetin, 2013; Akin & Berkem, 2012; Çelik et al, 2011; Fidan, Ceyhun, & Kirpinar, 2009; Fidan & Kirpinar, 2009; Gökçen & Köylü, 2011; Grover, Sarkar, Chakrabarti, Malhotra, & Avasthi, 2015; Kola, Kola, Petrela, & Zaimi, 2013; Soylu, Taneli, & Taneli, 2013; Syed & Khan, 2008). Banging and hitting were the most common form of self-harm in the community-based studies, followed by cutting, scratching and wound picking (Aktepe et al, 2014; Kharsati & Bhola, 2015; Somer et al, 2015; Tang et al, 2011; Wan et al, 2011; Zoroglu et al, 2003). Burning and use of chemicals were the least common forms of self-harm (Wan et al, 2011; Zoroglu et al, 2003).…”

Non-suicidal self-injury in developing countries: A review

“…A total of 1,094 records were identified with no restriction on language. One non-English (Aktepe et al, 2013) source article that was adequately translatable using Google Translate was included.…”