Characteristics of nonsuicidal self-injury associated with suicidal ideation: evidence from a clinical sample of youth

Chinese Medicine

Jason J. Washburn²  Denise Styer¹  Sarah E. Victor³ 

[1] Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, 1650 Moon Lake Boulevard, Hoffman Estates 60169, IL, USA;Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Abbott Hall Suite 1204, 710 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60611, IL, USA;Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver V6T1Z4, BC, Canada

关键词: Risk assessment;    Suicidal ideation;    Suicide;    Deliberate self-harm;    Self-mutilation;    Nonsuicidal self-injury;   

Others  :  1223201
DOI  :  10.1186/s13034-015-0053-8

 received in 2015-03-17, accepted in 2015-06-05,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal ideation (SI) are both distressing and quite common, particularly in youth. Given the relationship between these two phenomena, it is crucial to learn how we can use information about NSSI to understand who is at greatest risk of suicidal thoughts. In this study, we investigated how characteristics of nonsuicidal self-injury related to SI among treatment-seeking adolescents and young adults.

Methods

Data were collected during routine program evaluation for a self-injury treatment program. Correlations between recent SI and NSSI characteristics were calculated for adolescent and young adult patients (N = 1502).

Results

Low severity methods of NSSI (e.g. banging) were more strongly associated with SI than high severity methods (e.g. breaking bones). SI was associated with intrapersonal (automatic) NSSI functions. SI was associated with some indices of NSSI severity, such as number of methods and urge for NSSI, but not with others, such as age of onset.

Conclusions

This study provides a valuable opportunity to expand our knowledge of suicide risk factors beyond those that may apply broadly to self-injurers and to non-injurers (e.g., depression, substance use) to NSSI-related factors that might be specifically predictive of suicidal thoughts among self-injurers. Findings inform clinical risk assessment of self-injurious youth, a population at high risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and provide further insight into the complex NSSI/suicide relationship.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Victor et al.

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