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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2010;39(4):470–480. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2010.486302

Table 3.

Group Differences in Background Risk Indicators

Risk indicators None
(n = 146)
NSSI
(n = 119)
SA
(n = 64)
NSSI+SA
(n =147)
Maltreatment
  Physical abuse .29 (.6) .70 (.9) .34 (.7) .72 (.9)
  Sexual abuse .17 (.5) .34 (.7) .30 (.7) .62 (.9)
  Emotional abuse .20 (.6) .48 (.8) .25 (.6) .51 (.8)
  Neglect .36 (.7) .59 (.9) .47 (.9) .57 (.9)
Any maltreatment 37.7% 64.7% 37.5% 62.6%
Prior out-of-home placements
  Hospitalization 1.66 (2.0) 2.20 (2.4) 1.95 (2.5) 3.16 (3.2)
  Residential treatment .49 (1.0) .84 (1.8) .34 (.7) 1.22 (2.1)
  Foster care .55 (1.5) .85 (2.4) .55 (1.1) .97 (2.2)
  Juvenile detentions .19 (.6) .39 (1.3) .31 (.6) .51 (1.2)
GAF score at intake 24.2 (5.5) 23.61 (4.6) 24.29 (4.3) 23.85 (4.7)
Family hx of mental illness 1.32 (.9) 1.60 (.7) 1.34 (.8) 1.43 (.8)
Family hx of criminality .40 (.8) .87 (1.0) .59 (.9) .64 (.9)
Psychopathology
  DSMD-internalizing 72.25 (14.8) 77.14 (12.9) 79.49 (15.6) 78.22 (14.8)
  DSMD-externalizing 72.85 (13.9) 75.88 (14.4) 78.45 (15.8) 75.34 (15.8)
  DSMD-critical problems 72.09 (16.7) 75.77 (15.5) 76.88 (17.9) 75.87 (16.3)

Note. NSSI = non-suicidal self-injury only; SA = suicide attempts only; NSSI+SA = combined – both NSSI and SA. Raw means are presented. GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning; hx = history; DSMD = Devereaux Scales of Mental Disorders.