Sándor Fekete

TL;DR: Deliberate self-harm is a widespread yet often hidden problem in adolescents, especially females, which shows both similarities and differences internationally.

TL;DR: The findings reinforce the importance of psychological characteristics and stressful life events in adolescent self-harm but nonetheless suggest that some factors are more likely than others to be implicated.

TL;DR: The main finding from this study is that parasuicide patients in different countries tend to indicate that similar types of intentions are involved in their acts of parasuicides, and that the intentions do not vary greatly with gender or age.

TL;DR: Systematic assessment of the reasons for deliberate self-harm can help clinicians to better understand the meaning of self harming behaviour, select appropriate treatment, suggest alternative coping strategies, and hopefully prevent future suicidal behaviour.

TL;DR: Adolescents who had been in contact with health services following DSH reported more often a wish to die, lethal methods, alcohol/drug problems and DSH in the family compared to those who had not, however, those who received no help or help from their social network only were also heavily burdened.