Review
Psychiatry
Callum Shields, Jack Bernard, Omer Idris Mirza, David Reeves, Adrian Wells, Anthony Heagerty
Summary: This study compared deliberate self-harm presentations in the emergency department of Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2018, 2019 and 2020, showing a significant increase in self-harm admissions during the lockdown period. There was a higher proportion of male admissions compared to females in 2020, and a decrease in cases relating to paracetamol overdose.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Elyse N. Llamocca, Mary A. Fristad, Jeffrey A. Bridge, Guy Brock, Danielle L. Steelesmith, David A. Axelson, Cynthia A. Fontanella
Summary: This study investigates factors associated with deliberate self-harm (DSH) incidence among youth with bipolar disorder (BD), and compares mortality rates to the general population. The results suggest that early intervention following a new BD episode, particularly among high-risk groups, is key to prevent DSH.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Lindsay A. Taliaferro, Jessica A. Heerde, Jennifer A. Bailey, John W. Toumbourou, Barbara J. Mcmorris
Summary: This study investigates risk and protective factors during adolescence that predict deliberate self-harm (DSH) thoughts and behavior in young adulthood. The results show that factors such as depressive symptoms, adaptive coping strategies, community rewards for prosocial behavior, and location of residence are associated with DSH thoughts in young adulthood, while family management strategies are associated with DSH behavior.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne Seljenes Boe, Lars Mehlum, Ingrid Melle, Ping Qin
Summary: This study examined the presence of psychiatric disorders among adults presenting to general hospitals following deliberate self-harm (DSH) and found that DSH repetition and middle-age were associated with being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sihui Peng, Tingzhong Yang, Weifang Zhang, Randall R. Cottrell, Ian R. H. Rockett
Summary: This study examined regional and university contextual factors that impact deliberate self-harm (DSH) among Chinese undergraduate students. The findings indicate that university rank and city size are inversely associated with DSH prevalence, while regional unemployment rates are positively associated with DSH prevalence. Therefore, efforts should be made to address imbalances in the allocation of social and economic resources across universities and regions to reduce DSH.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour, Abeer A. Alzayyat, Shaher H. Hamaideh, Mohammad-Qassam B. Rafaiah, Omar L. Al Jammal, Laith A. Hamdan-Mansour
Summary: The study found that social anxiety is the main psychological predictor of deliberate self-harm among university students, while depression and anxiety are weakly associated. Most students have considered self-harm, with a significant proportion experiencing depression and anxiety. Apart from alcohol use, sociodemographic and lifestyle factors were not significantly related to deliberate self-harm.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Joseph Stallard, Parvathi Varma, Rory Bonner, Sharmila Jivan
Summary: This study evaluated the standard of care for self-harm patients in major trauma centers in England and hospitals within the major trauma network in Scotland. It identified shortcomings in current practices and provided recommendations to improve safety and patient care.
JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY
(2022)
Review
Nursing
Carla Moss, Christopher Wibberley, Gary Witham
Summary: The use of Instagram has a negative impact on the mental health of adolescents, as their time spent on the platform is related to engagement in deliberate self-harm. Additionally, exposure to self-harm content on Instagram may lead to desensitization and normalization of this behavior, as well as social contagion. However, the research is limited by the quick obsolescence of social media platforms and the reliance on self-reports.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Yueqi Yan, Frederick Leong, Anna Song, Sidra Goldman-Mellor
Summary: This study examined the epidemiology of self-harm emergency department visits among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. The findings showed that rates of self-harm ED visits for young AAPI patients were 38 and 26 per 100,000 among females and males, respectively. Compared to non-Hispanic White patients, AAPI patients were more likely to be admitted to the hospital but less likely to have a recurrent ED self-harm visit. Among AAPI patients, those with Medicaid were more likely to be admitted as inpatients. The study provides valuable information for intervention programs targeting self-harming AAPI youth.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Toshihiko Izumi, Masayuki Kanehisa, Takeshi Terao, Ippei Shiotsuki, Masanao Shirahama, Moriaki Satoh, Masaaki Muronaga, Kentaro Kohno, Hirofumi Hirakawa, Masaki Etoh, Takehisa Matsukawa
Summary: This study investigates the association between trace lithium, EPA, DHA, AA levels and deliberate self-harm and suicide attempts. The results show that higher levels of lithium are significantly associated with fewer suicide attempts and deliberate self-harm, higher EPA levels are significantly associated with fewer deliberate self-harm, and higher AA levels are significantly associated with more deliberate self-harm.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yngvill Ane Stokke Westad, Kristen Hagen, Egil Jonsbu, Stian Solem
Summary: The study aimed to identify when deliberate self-harm behavior ceased in patients with borderline symptoms undergoing DBT treatment. It found that self-harming behavior gradually decreased across the first year after starting DBT, with most patients ceasing the behavior within the first year. The study also found no significant differences between early and late responders in demographics, comorbidity, symptom severity, or treatment outcome.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Arjen Koppen, Ilze M. J. Thoonen, Claudine C. Hunault, Agnes G. van Velzen, Dylan W. de Lange, Saskia J. Rietjens
Summary: The aim of this study was to analyze the rate of deliberate self-poisonings (DSPs) among adolescents reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed a significant increase in the number of DSPs during the COVID-19 school closures, which may enhance self-harm behavior among younger adolescents.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Ketil Berge Lunde, Lars Mehlum, Ingrid Melle, Ping Qin
Summary: Follow-up psychiatric care is crucial for young adults who have undergone hospital treatment for deliberate self-harm. Our study found that patients with a history of psychiatric treatment and a diagnosis of psychosis, mood or personality disorders were more likely to be admitted to psychiatric inpatient treatment. However, alcohol or substance misuse diagnoses and repeated presentations of self-harm were inversely associated with admissions to psychiatric inpatient treatment.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Arunothai Singtakaew, Nujjaree Chaimongkol
Summary: This study aimed to test a causal model of deliberate self-harm in Thai adolescents and found that sex, resilience, stress, and school connectedness had direct effects on deliberate self-harm. Additionally, resilience and stress mediated the links between sex, family relationship, school connectedness, and deliberate self-harm. These variables accounted for 65.2% of the variance in predicting deliberate self-harm behavior in Thai adolescents. The findings suggest that interventions to reduce stress and strengthen school connectedness, family relationship, and resilience should be implemented to prevent deliberate self-harm, particularly among boys.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Elena Predescu, Iulia Calugar, Cristian Bibu-Monus, Roxana Sipos
Summary: Rates of self-poisoning are increasing globally, with adolescents being the most affected. This study examines self-poisoning admissions in Romanian adolescents from 2016 to 2022, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show a slight increase in self-poisoning rates during the study period, with a decrease during the initial phase of the pandemic and a significant increase in the second year. Adolescent girls are identified as the most vulnerable group, and benzodiazepines, over-the-counter analgesics, and antidepressants are the most frequently used substances. Careful prescribing of psychotropic drugs and regulation of over-the-counter drug dispensation are emphasized.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Mayara de Souza Queiros, Rodolfo Lazaro Soares Viriato, Ana Paula Badan Ribeiro, Mirna Lucia Gigante
Summary: This review investigates modification strategies and demonstrates the potential of application of milk fat on a macro, micro, and nanoscale. Milk fat is a complex fat and modification techniques, including biological, physical, and chemical modifications, can be used to change its physicochemical properties for various applications in the food industry.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Seyed Kaveh Hadeiy, Narges Gholami, Rebecca McDonald, Omidvar Rezaei, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Nasim Zamani, Alireza Shamsi-Lahijani, Firouzeh Noghrehchi, Gregory Carter, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam
Summary: This study aimed to compare the frequencies of self-poisoning events (SPEs) and the proportions of in-hospital mortality before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among hospitalized self-poisoning patients in Iran. The study found that there was no change in the frequency of SPEs and no difference in the in-hospital mortality proportions, suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic had little or no effect on these aspects of suicidal behavior in Iran.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Felipe Furtini Haddad, Ana Paula Lima Ribeiro, Kelly Carvalho Vieira, Rafaela Correa Pereira, Joao de Deus Souza Carneiro
Summary: By surveying producers and consumers of specialty beers, this study identified an important convergence between producer perceptions and actual consumer behavior, and segmented consumers into different groups. The study also highlighted the practical and social implications, such as new product development and creating precise labels and packaging, in the specialty brewing industry.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
C. Villacura-Herrera, J. Gaete, J. Andaur, D. Meza, J. Robinson, D. Nunez
Summary: Emotion regulation plays a crucial role in adolescents, and the self-report measure ERQ-CA has been found to be valid and reliable in a sample of secondary students in Chile.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Kate M. Chitty, Rachael C. Cvejic, Teresa Heintze, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Kirsten Morley, Andrew Dawson, Gregory Carter, Michael Dinh, Nicholas A. Buckley, Julian N. Trollor
Summary: This study investigated the association between problematic alcohol and/or drug use and the incidence of self-harm and suicidal ideation. The results showed that individuals with problematic alcohol use and drug use were more likely to have subsequent episodes of self-harm and suicidal ideation within a year. Problematic alcohol users were also more likely to be assigned to the most urgent triage categories.
CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Gregory Carter, Matthew J. Spittal, Linda Glowacki, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Paul Dietze, Barbara Sinclair, Shalini Arunogiri, Michael Berk, Dan I. Lubman, Victoria Manning, Peter Higgs, Brendan Quinn, Amanda Baker, Olivia M. Dean, Alyna Turner, Rebecca McKetin
Summary: The aim of this study was to estimate the negative predictive value (NPV) of self-reported non-use of methamphetamine compared with an oral fluid reference standard for treatment of methamphetamine dependence. The findings suggest that self-report of no recent methamphetamine use is sufficiently accurate to be clinically useful in treatment settings.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Samuel McKay, Maria Veresova, Eleanor Bailey, Michelle Lamblin, Jo Robinson
Summary: International students are at risk of suicide, and there is a lack of comprehensive review on effective suicide prevention approaches for them. This scoping review aimed to identify the extent and nature of evidence on prevention strategies for international students. The review found recommendations in four categories: cultural competency training, improved risk screening, proactive interventions, and collaborative approaches. Evaluating the effectiveness of these recommendations will inform the development of evidence-based policies and interventions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jo Robinson, Louise La Sala, Charlie Cooper, Matthew Spittal, Simon Rice, Michelle Lamblin, Ellie Brown, Hayley Nolan, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Gowri Rajaram, Pinar Thorn, Jane Pirkis, Summer May-Finlay, Vincent Silenzio, Jaelea Skehan, Karolina Krysinska, India Bellairs-Walsh
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the impact of the #chatsafe social media intervention on young people's safety and confidence when discussing suicide on the web. The study uses a pragmatic, parallel, superiority randomized controlled design, with 400 participants aged 16-25. The intervention includes an 8-week social media campaign, and the study is expected to be completed by June 2024. If effective, this intervention could be extended internationally to improve web-based safety for young people.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Priscila Poli, Silvia Carla da Silva Andre Uehara
Summary: This observational, retrospective, and analytical study aimed to analyze the risk of mortality from COVID-19 in people with obesity. The results showed that obese individuals with COVID-19 had a 26% higher risk of death compared to those without obesity. The highest mortality risks were found in obese individuals in the 11 to 60 age groups, while obese women aged 31 to 50 years and elderly women over 71 years had the lowest mortality risk compared to obese men.
Article
Psychiatry
Gregory Carter, Sandro Sperandei, Matthew J. Spittal, Kate Chitty, Angela Clapperton, Andrew Page
Summary: More than half of suicide decedents have no contact with mental health services before death, and they have different characteristics than those who use mental health services. Older age, lower income, unemployment, suicide by firearms, greater physical disability, lower proportions with mental illness are associated with no contact with mental health services. Complementary interventions focused on physical health and social issues may be more suitable for middle-older aged adults.
SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Sarah E. Hetrick, Matthew Hobbs, Sarah Fortune, Lukas Marek, Jesse Wiki, Joseph M. Boden, Reremoana Theodore, Troy Ruhe, Jesse J. Kokaua, Hiran Thabrew, Barry Milne, Nicholas Bowden
Summary: This study found a clear association between young people's proximity to alcohol outlets and hospital presentation for self-harm, particularly in large urban areas and rural areas. These findings may provide a mandate for government policies and interventions to reduce young people's access to alcohol outlets.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jo Robinson, Pinar Thorn, Samuel McKay, Laura Hemming, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Charlie Cooper, Maria Veresova, Angela Li, Nicola Reavley, Simon Rice, Michelle Lamblin, Jane Pirkis, Dan Reidenberg, Vicki Harrison, Jaelea Skehan, Louise La Sala
Summary: This study aimed to update the #chatsafe guidelines to reflect new evidence and current social media affordances, and to include guidance on self-harm. A total of 191 items were included in the new guidelines, which cover eight themes. The guidelines will be disseminated via a national social media campaign and supported by a series of adult-facing resources.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Erin Forbes, Kerrie Clover, Sharon Oultram, Chris Wratten, Mahesh Kumar, Minh Thi Tieu, Gregory Carter, Kristen McCarter, Ben Britton, Amanda L. Baker
Summary: This study investigated the rates and patterns of situational anxiety in patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, as well as the use of anxiety management interventions in clinical practice. The findings showed that approximately one-third of patients experienced clinically significant anxiety at the beginning of treatment, and the rate of situational anxiety decreased over the course of treatment.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RADIATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Sarah E. Hetrick, Matthew Hobbs, Sarah Fortune, Lukas Marek, Jesse Wiki, Joseph M. Boden, Reremoana Theodore, Troy Ruhe, Jesse J. Kokaua, Hiran Thabrew, Barry Milne, Nicholas Bowden
Summary: This study aimed to understand the association between proximity to alcohol outlets and the likelihood of young people presenting to hospital following self-harm. The findings showed that the odds of hospital presentation for self-harm significantly decreased as the distance from the nearest alcohol outlet increased, and this association was consistent across different levels of urbanicity. These results provide support for government policies and interventions to reduce young people's access to alcohol outlets, although further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Bianca Chel da Silva, Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Silvia Carla da Silva Andre Uehara
Summary: This study conducted a scoping review to examine the relationship between socioeconomic factors and child mortality from COVID-19. The findings demonstrated that low income and residing in socially vulnerable areas are associated with increased mortality rates.
