Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ψυχική Υγεία Παιδιών και ΕφήβωνLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Κολαΐτης Γεράσιμος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπων
Παπανικολάου Αικατερίνη, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Μπενέτου Βασιλική, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Χαρακτηριστικά αυτοτραυματικών συμπεριφορών σε νοσηλευόμενους και εξωτερικά παρακολουθούμενους εφήβους
Translated title:
Clinical characteristics of inpatient and outpatient children and adolescents with self harm behavior
Summary:
Introduction: Self-harm without intent to die is a behavior present in many psychiatric disorders, but can also exist on its own in children and adolescents. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics correlated with self-harm in inpatient and outpatient children and adolescents treated at the Children’s Hospital of Agia Sophia in Athens, Greece, and compare these two populations in terms of their respective self-harm behavior. Method: This was a non-invasive, study investigating a group of 63 children consisting of two clinical populations exhibiting self-harm behavior: 34 hospitalized children, adolescents, and 29 outpatient adolescents. Results: It was found that hospitalized children were significantly more likely to attempt suicide compared with outpatient children (p<0,001). However, contrary to our hypothesis, inpatient children self-harmed in less ways than non-hospitalized children (p<0,049). Finally, CGAS correlated with self-harm and suicide attempts (p<0,001). In this study, we were not able to confirm self-harm as a mimetic behavior. Conclusions: Self-harm is a severe condition that may lead to suicide; thus, further research is needed on this subject.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Self-harm, Outpatient, Inpatient, Children, Adolescents, Suicide attempt
