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Individual- and area-level predictors of self-harm repetition.

Johnston, A., Cooper, J., Webb, R. & Kapur N

British Journal of Psychiatry. 2006;189.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: No ecological studies have examined the relationship between area characteristics, individual characteristics and self-harm repetition. AIMS: To investigate the association between area-level factors and incidence and repetition of self-harm, and to identify which area-level factors are independently associated with repetition after adjustment for individual factors. METHOD: Prospective cohort study using the Manchester Self-Harm database. Adults who were resident in Manchester and presented to an emergency department following self-harm between 1997 and 2002 were included (n = 4743). The main outcome measure was repeat self-harm within 6 months of the index episode. RESULTS: Four individual factors (previous self-harm, previous psychiatric treatment, employment status, marital status) and one area-based factor (proportion of individuals who were of White ethnicity) were independently associated with repetition. CONCLUSIONS: Repetition of self-harm may be more strongly related to individual factors than to area characteristics. We need to better understand the processes underlying ecological associations with suicidal behaviour before embarking on area-based interventions.

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189
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10.1192/bjp.bp.105.018085
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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:1d14212
Created:
30th August, 2009, 13:06:13
Last modified by:
Gordon, Matthew
Last modified:
14th August, 2012, 19:04:57

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