Healio (1/13, Gramigna) reports, “Children and adolescents who self-harm have a significantly increased risk for future suicide compared with those in the general population,” investigators concluded in a 9,173-individual “prospective observational cohort study conducted in England.” The study also revealed that “this risk is especially prevalent among those who repeated self-harm, older adolescents and males.” The findings were published online Jan. 8 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
Related Links:
— “Suicide rate among youth who self-harm 30 times higher than general population, “Joe Gramigna, Healio, January 13, 2020