Search for dissertations about: "Deliberate self-harm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Deliberate self-harm.

  2. 1. Attitudes, cognition, and functional disability in individuals with self-harm and psychiatric disorders

    Author : Magnus Nilsson; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Deliberate self-harm; non-suicidal self-injury; attitudes; adverse childhood experiences; stigma; executive functions; ; stigma; Executive functions; functional disability; self-hatred;

    Abstract : Title: Attitudes, cognition, and functional disability in individuals with self-harm and psychiatric disorders.Background: Self-harm is common and is associated with stigma and an increased risk for suicide attempts. There is a lack of knowledge about this behaviour, especially in clinical samples. READ MORE

  4. 2. Deliberate self-harm : characteristics, clinical correlates and interventions

    Author : Hanna Sahlin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) are serious global health problems prevalent among both community and clinical samples. Several studies have suggested that aggression towards others may be a clinically relevant correlate in self-harming individuals, but the association is still unclear. READ MORE

  5. 3. Deliberate self-harm among adolescents : course, outcome and treatment

    Author : Anna Ohlis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Self-harm among adolescents is prevalent, and is a risk factor for suicide, which is one of the leading causes of death among youth worldwide. There is a need to better understand the role and impact of self-harm within clinical samples, and the subsequent risks associated with self-harm with and without suicidal intent. READ MORE

  6. 4. Deliberate self-harm patients in the emergency department : clinical and epidemiological studies

    Author : Katarina Bilén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Each year approximately ten million people deliberately harm themselves and one million people commit suicide across the world. Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a major cause of individual suffering and a burden on the healthcare system. READ MORE

  7. 5. Metabolic alterations in patients with self-inflicted aggressive behaviour

    Author : Sofie Westling; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aggression; insulin; glucose; glucagon; deliberate self-harm; IL-1beta; leptin; suicide attempt.;

    Abstract : Self-inflicted aggressive behaviour is a cross diagnostic phenomenon of major clinical relevance in psychiatric setting. Accumulating evidence speaks for a role of metabolic and immunological factors in aggressive behaviour. READ MORE