Search for dissertations about: "deliberate self-harm"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words deliberate self-harm.
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1. Attitudes, cognition, and functional disability in individuals with self-harm and psychiatric disorders
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
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2. Deliberate self-harm : characteristics, clinical correlates and interventions
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
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3. Deliberate self-harm among adolescents : course, outcome and treatment
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
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4. Deliberate self-harm patients in the emergency department : clinical and epidemiological studies
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
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5. Metabolic alterations in patients with self-inflicted aggressive behaviour
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