The association between motives, perceived problems and current thoughts of self-harm following an episode of self-harm. A network analysis

Suicidal behaviour is an important global health problem, with an estimated 800.000 suicides per year (World Health Organisation, 2014). The majority of individuals who die by suicide have a history of self-harm (Cooper et al., 2005; Owens et al., 2002 Hawton and van Heeringen, 2009; O'Connor and Nock, 2014). Patients who are referred to emergency departments following self-harm are therefore at a high risk of repeat suicidal behaviour, and require psychiatric evaluation and follow up interventions.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 27, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Derek de Beurs, Nikita Vancayseele, Claudia van Borkulo, Gwendolyn Portzky, Kees van Heeringen Tags: Research paper Source Type: research