Non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts in a New Zealand birth cohort Daniel D.L. Coppersmith, Shyamala Nada-Raja and Annette L. Beautrais
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Journal of Affective Disorders, 2017, Advance online publication, 15 June 2017
"Highlights
• Sample consisted of 709 adults in a birth cohort with different self-injury histories.
• Results provide support for a non-suicidal and suicidal self-injury dichotomy.
• Childhood sexual abuse was associated with both NSSI and suicidal behavior.
• A history of non-suicidal self-injury was a risk factor for future suicidal ideation.
• Results provide support for studying non-suicidal self-injury throughout the lifespan." (Authors' highlights). Participants were part of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study at age 26. Record #5475