The Relationship Between Self-injurious Behavior and Suicide in a Young Adult Population
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicinePublished 1 July 2007
Janis Whitlock, Kerry L. Knox
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The findings suggest that the presence of SIB should trigger suicide assessment, and that Lifetime SIB frequency exhibits a curvilinear relationship to suicidality.
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Since it is well established that SIB is not a suicidal gesture, many clinicians assume that suicide assessment is unnecessary. Our findings suggest that the presence of SIB should trigger suicide assessment.
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