Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review

BACKGROUND AND METHOD: A systematic literature review was conducted to examine associations between self-harm, substance use, and negative affect in nonclinical samples. RESULTS: Forty-two articles describing 36 studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicated that individ...

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Main Authors: Moller, C., Tait, Robert, Byrne, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Online 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20785
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author Moller, C.
Tait, Robert
Byrne, D.
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Byrne, D.
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description BACKGROUND AND METHOD: A systematic literature review was conducted to examine associations between self-harm, substance use, and negative affect in nonclinical samples. RESULTS: Forty-two articles describing 36 studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicated that individuals who engage in substance use are significantly more likely to engage in self-harm. It was also found that negative affective states such as depression and anxiety are consistently associated with self-harm. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide some guidance in identifying those who are at increased risk of self-harm. Reducing these risk factors could be an important strategy in preventing self-harm behavior in the general population.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-207852017-09-13T13:48:58Z Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review Moller, C. Tait, Robert Byrne, D. Alcohol use negative affect drug use systematic review self-harm BACKGROUND AND METHOD: A systematic literature review was conducted to examine associations between self-harm, substance use, and negative affect in nonclinical samples. RESULTS: Forty-two articles describing 36 studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicated that individuals who engage in substance use are significantly more likely to engage in self-harm. It was also found that negative affective states such as depression and anxiety are consistently associated with self-harm. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide some guidance in identifying those who are at increased risk of self-harm. Reducing these risk factors could be an important strategy in preventing self-harm behavior in the general population. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20785 10.1080/08897077.2012.693462 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Online fulltext
spellingShingle Alcohol use
negative affect
drug use
systematic review
self-harm
Moller, C.
Tait, Robert
Byrne, D.
Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review
title Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review
title_full Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review
title_fullStr Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review
title_short Deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: A systematic review
title_sort deliberate self-harm, substance use and negative affect in nonclinical samples: a systematic review
topic Alcohol use
negative affect
drug use
systematic review
self-harm
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20785